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The Wind and the Lion (1975) -- At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers. The attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure to military intervention.
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Overview

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7.0/10   2,985 votes
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Director:
John Milius
Writer:
John Milius (writer)
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Release Date:
26 October 1975 (UK) more
Genre:
Action | Adventure | Drama more
Tagline:
Between the wind and the lion is the woman. For her, half the world may go to war.
Plot:
At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers. The attempts... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 3 nominations more
User Comments:
in a way ... ahead of its time more (83 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Sean Connery ... Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli

Candice Bergen ... Eden Pedecaris
Brian Keith ... Theodore Roosevelt

John Huston ... John Hay

Geoffrey Lewis ... Samuel Gummere
Steve Kanaly ... Capt. Jerome
Vladek Sheybal ... The Bashaw
Nadim Sawalha ... Sherif of Wazan
Roy Jenson ... Admr. French Ensor Chadwick
Deborah Baxter ... Alice Roosevelt
Jack Cooley ... Quentin Roosevelt
Chris Aller ... Kermit Roosevelt
Simon Harrison ... William Pedecaris
Polly Gottesmann ... Jennifer Pedecaris (as Polly Gottesman)
Antoine Saint-John ... Von Roerkel (as Antoine St. John)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
John Milius' The Wind and the Lion (USA) (complete title)
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Runtime:
119 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Metrocolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.20 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Mono (35 mm prints)
Certification:
USA:PG (certificate #24156) | Netherlands:12 | Canada:PG (video rating) | Australia:PG | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | Singapore:PG | UK:A (original rating) | Iceland:12
Company:
Herb Jaffe more

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Trivia:
Look for the human hand hanging from the phone, the hand was the cooks during the attack in the house. more
Goofs:
Factual errors: The Raisouli and his followers pray while the muezzin is calling. In fact, the actual praying is done after the muezzin finishes - it's his job to remind the faithful to go pray. This is a common mistake in Hollywood productions, possibly done for dramatic purposes. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Eden: Don't you agree that the most important part of the meal is the wine? Everything must follow the wine. And in this case, I should favor a Red Bordeaux.
Sir Joseph: A Red Bordeaux at lunch? Your late husband would never have approved.
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Movie Connections:
References The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957) more

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in a way ... ahead of its time, 15 February 2003
Author: postmanwhoalwaysringstwice from usa

There was something unnerving about watching "The Wind and the Lion". I'm not just speaking of the exceeding suspension of disbelief that had to be cast in its direction, but current events in regard to the film. I must assume that the film, though focussed around the year 1904, must have been written allegorically, because (much like present world events) Sean Connery plays a shiek, speaking frequently of a jihad, and Brian Keith plays Teddy Rosevelt as an embellishment of a power hungry politician. Candice Bergen's character sits in the middle as the occasional "something of value" that the two sort of toy over. It's really an interesting movie, even if a bit full of itself. The weird thing is that when it's not playing out like an adventure or romance (which really seemed contrived), it seems rather humorous in an exaggerated manner, so my guess is that buried underneath all of the thrills is a biting satire of ... well, something. It's an above average film, but still a damn unique one.

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