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The Wind and the Lion( 1975)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Sean Connery

      Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli

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      Candice Bergen

      Eden Pedecaris

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      Brian Keith

      Theodore Roosevelt

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      John Huston

      John Hay

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      Geoffrey Lewis

      Samuel Gummere

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      Steve Kanaly

      Capt. Jerome

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      Vladek Sheybal

      The Bashaw

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      Nadim Sawalha

      Sherif of Wazan

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      Roy Jenson

      Admiral Chadwick

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      Deborah Baxter

      Alice Roosevelt

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      Jack Cooley

      Quentin Roosevelt

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      Chris Aller

      Kermit Roosevelt

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      Simon Harrison

      William Pedecaris

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      Polly Gottesman

      Jennifer Pedecaris

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      Antoine Saint-John

      Von Roerkel

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      Aldo Sambrell

      Ugly Arab

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      Luis Barboo

      Gayaan The Terrible

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      Darrell Fetty

      Dreighton

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      Marc Zuber

      The Sultan

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      Billy Williams

      Sir Joseph

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      Shirley Rothman

      Edith Roosevelt

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      Rusty Cox

      Marine Sgt.

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      Larry Cross

      Henry Cabot Lodge

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      Alex Weldon

      Elihu Root

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      Akio Mitamura

      Japanese General

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      Frank Gassman

      President's Aide

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      Audrey San Felix

      Miss Hitchcock

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      Ben Tatar

      Sketch Artist

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      Michael Damian

      President's Secretary

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    A review by John Chard

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    Written by John Chard on Sun 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 gr...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    4500000.00

    Revenue

    9200000.00

    Keywords

    • morocco
    • political negotiations
    • historical fiction
    • desert
    • colonialism
    • berber
    • abduction