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The Wind and the Lion

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The Wind and the Lion
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PG,1hr 59min
Genre:
Action
Release:
1975
Director:
John Milius
Distributor:
Warner Home Video
Starring:
Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith  ...more
Synopsis: In the early 1900s, an American businessman was kidnapped by a rebellious Arab chieftain, principally as a means to embarrass the sultan of Morocco. This abduction sparked the threat of armed intervention by President Theodore Roosevelt, which was never carried out. In The Wind and the Lion, the unattractive male captive is replaced by the gorgeous female Mrs. Pedecaris, an American widow played by Candice Bergen. The ruthless but essentially decent Arab chief Raisuli is portrayed by Sean Connery, ... Full Synopsis
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Dan Friedman, AMG Review
Once a while, a film resurfaces or is come upon that proves to be incredibly effective and powerful not because of any specific aspect of its plot or characters, but because during the passage of time, history has proven the film to be either prescient or an eerie parallel to current events. Produced in the mid-'70s, The Wind and the Lion, when viewed through the prism of today, is practically a mirror ... Full Review
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Sean Connery
Raisuli, Raisuli the Magnificent
Candice Bergen
Eden Pedecaris
Brian Keith
Theodore Roosevelt
John Huston
John Hay
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