The Wind and the Lion (1975)

★ 6.5 1h 59m IMDb
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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.

The Wind and the Lion

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Cast

Sean Connery
Sean Connery as Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli Died 2020 · Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK Sir Thomas Sean Connery (August 25, 1930 - October 31, 2020) was a Scottish actor and producer who won an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards (one being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award), and three Golden...
Candice Bergen
Candice Bergen as Eden Pedecaris Age 79 · Beverly Hills, California, USA Candice Patricia Bergen (born May 9, 1946) is an American actress and former fashion model. She won five Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards for her portrayal of the title character on t...
Brian Keith
Brian Keith as Theodore Roosevelt Died 1997 · Bayonne, New Jersey, USA Brian Keith (November 14, 1921 – June 24, 1997) was an American film, television, and stage actor who in his four decade-long career gained recognition for his work in movies such as the 1961 Disney f...
John Huston
John Huston as John Hay Died 1987 · Nevada, Missouri, USA John Marcellus Huston (August 5, 1906 – August 28, 1987) was an American film director, screenwriter, actor, and visual artist. He wrote the screenplays for most of the 37 feature films he directed, m...
Geoffrey Lewis
Geoffrey Lewis as Samuel Gummere Died 2015 · Plainfield, New Jersey, USA Geoffrey Bond Lewis (July 31, 1935 – April 7, 2015) was an American character actor. His filmography includes television shows such as Law & Order: Criminal Intent and My Name is Earl, as well as fil...
Steve Kanaly
Steve Kanaly as Capt. Jerome Age 80 · Burbank, California, USA Steve Kanaly is an actor from the 1970s to the present. Some of his movies include: Scorpio One, Midway, and Dillinger. He also had a memorable role on TV's "Dallas", playing Ray Krebbs from 1978 to 1...

Audience Reviews

John Chard 7/10 Jan 05, 2020
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 great desert epics of the past - with tongue firmly in cheek. It's funny, thrilling, and is in turn boosted by a soaring Goldsmith score and stunning natural location photography.

However, lets not be swept up in it all to not notice it's a vastly inaccurate observation on US interventions. It is unashamedly a flag waving piece of jingoism, but the myth making gusto of it all, with all its entertainment values, makes it a sort of serial piece of fluff entertainment. Not even Connery's Scottish brogue can detract from the fun of his Berber chief Raisuli - or Bergen turning into Lara Croft at one point...

But with Brian Keith excellent as Teddy Roosevelt, historical truths be damned. Seek out the real story behind the events of the story being told here and just have a good cinematic time. 7.5/10

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