The Somali Dervish (1985)

The Somali Dervish (1985)

1985-01-01 Somalia 270 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

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

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