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The Somali Dervish

10 %|Jan 1, 1985|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Abdulkadir Ahmed Said
Director
Said Salah
Director
Yolb Wadaag
Writer

Cast

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