The Lion of Damascus
1942, Italian. Directed by Corrado D'Errico & Enrico Guazzoni.
In 1571 during the Ottoman–Venetian War, an Allied fleet is sailing to relieve besieged city of Famagusta. Its commander's young son is kidnapped and will only be freed if the city surrenders. A Turkish captain, known as the Lion of Damascus - is disgusted by this and changes sides and assists the rescue of the child. The allies win a major victory at the Battle of Lepanto.
- Runtime
- 1h 25m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Italian
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Corrado D'ErricoDirector
- Enrico GuazzoniDirector
- Carlo NinchiMoulai El Kader, il "leone di Damasco"
- Carla CandianiLeonora Bragadin / Capitan Tempesta
- Doris DurantiHaradia
- Adriano RimoldiMarcello Corner
- Dina SassoliSuleika
- Carlo DuseMethioub
- Erminio SpallaEl Kadur
- Nicolás D. PerchicotAlì Pascià
- Annibale BetroneMarcantonio Bragadin
- Rafael RivellesLachinsky
- Giulio BattiferriMustafà
Details
- Released
- 31 March 1942
- Original title
- Il leone di Damasco
- Country
- Italy
- Written by
- Alessandro De Stefani, Omar Salgari
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The Lion of Damascus runs 85 minutes (1h 25m).
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The Lion of Damascus isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 31 March 1942. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Lion of Damascus?
The Lion of Damascus (1942) was directed by Corrado D'Errico and Enrico Guazzoni and stars Carlo Ninchi, Carla Candiani, Doris Duranti.