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65% Critic Match
The Wind and the Lion
“Between the wind and the lion is the woman. For her, half the world may go to war.”
6.5 / 10• 1975• 1h 59m•PG• English
ActionAdventureDramaHistory
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Sean Connery
Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. John Milius's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Wind and the Lion is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
