The Wind and the Lion

Between the wind and the lion is the woman. For her, half the world may go to war.

1975 · 1 h 59 · United States · English

Action
Adventure
Drama
History

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.

Directed by: John Milius
Written by: John Milius

Cast

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
Admiral Chadwick
Deborah Baxter
Alice Roosevelt
Jack Cooley
Quentin Roosevelt
Chris Aller
Kermit Roosevelt

Keywords

historical fiction
desert
abduction
colonialism
morocco
1900s
political negotiations
berber

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The Wind and the Lion

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