The Somali Dervish
The Somali Dervish1985
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The Somali Dervish
4h 30m·Drama
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1.0/10 avgAverage user ratingCentering 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.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| OOsman Mahaud OmarMuhammad Abdullah Hassan | Muhammad Abdullah Hassan |
| YYusuf Haji AdanHaji Suudi | Haji Suudi |
| HHassan AbdulleIsmail Mire | Ismail Mire |
| MMohamud Ise OmarAbdalla Shihiri | Abdalla Shihiri |
| PPeter SorivenerRichard Corfield | Richard Corfield |
| NNorman PritchardGibb | Gibb |
| AAndrew HaymanArcher | Archer |
| AAli KhanPestalozza | Pestalozza |
| JJohnsonSir Reginald | Sir Reginald |
| MMark CrockerGeneral Rudolf Slatin | General Rudolf Slatin |
| RRobert KoeppCommissioner Cordeaux | Commissioner Cordeaux |
| RRuss MillesonGeneral Manning | General Manning |
| PPeter HeshamColonel Swayne | Colonel Swayne |
| GGary BivingsColonel Plunkett | Colonel Plunkett |