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22/05/1975 Action, Adventure, Drama, History 1h 59m
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Between the wind and the lion is the woman. For her, half the world may go to war.

Overview

At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers, and the attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure to military intervention.

  1. John Milius

    Writer, Director

Top billed cast

  1. Sean Connery

    Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli

  2. Candice Bergen

    Eden Pedecaris

  3. Brian Keith

    Theodore Roosevelt

  4. John Huston

    John Hay

  5. Geoffrey Lewis

    Samuel Gummere

  6. Steve Kanaly

    Capt. Jerome

  7. Vladek Sheybal

    The Bashaw

  8. Nadim Sawalha

    Sherif of Wazan

  9. Roy Jenson

    Admiral Chadwick

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Reviews

A review by John Chard
Written by John Chard on 2020-01-05
To Theodore Roosevelt - you are like the Wind and I like the Lion.

The Wind and the Lion is written and directed by John Milius and stars Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith, John Huston and Geoffrey Lewis. Music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by Billy Williams.

In early twentieth century Morocco, a Berber Sharif kidnaps an American woman and her children, forcing President Theodore Roosevelt to send in forces to conduct a rescue mission.

On basic terms it was meant to be a sly attack on American colonialism, what we actually get is a wonderful collage of homages to g...read the rest
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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$4,500,000.00

Revenue
$9,200,000.00

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