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The Somali Dervish (1985)

Jan 1, 1985 · 4h 30m

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Centering on the revolutionary Dervish State and its influential leader, Muhammad Abdullah Hassan (the "Mad Mullah") is an epic on the grandest scale. The film follows Hassan's life from his roots as a humble mullah to a revolutionary anti-colonial leader that fought off the British Empire for more than two decades.

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Top cast

  • Osman Mahaud Omar Muhammad Abdullah Hassan
  • Yusuf Haji Adan Haji Suudi
  • Hassan Abdulle Ismail Mire
  • Mohamud Ise Omar Abdalla Shihiri
  • Peter Sorivener Richard Corfield
  • Norman Pritchard Gibb
  • Andrew Hayman Archer
  • Ali Khan Pestalozza
  • Johnson Sir Reginald
  • Mark Crocker General Rudolf Slatin
  • Robert Koepp Commissioner Cordeaux
  • Russ Milleson General Manning
  • Peter Hesham Colonel Swayne
  • Gary Bivings Colonel Plunkett

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