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MPAA Rating - PG

Length:
    119 Minutes

Genre:
    Adventure

Original Release Date:
    Jan 6, 2004

Director
    John Milius

Cast
    Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith, John Huston, Geoffrey Lewis

 
Movie Summary
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, while Teddy Roosevelt is depicted as a jingoistic blowhard by Brian Keith. The films main theme, that of Americas emergence as a world power, is largely secondary to the growing mutual-respect relationship between Mrs. Pedecaris and Raisuli. After releasing his hostage, Raisuli is himself captured by German forces, who at the behest of the Kaiser are seeking out methods of laying the groundwork for what would evolve into World War I. With the help of Mrs. Pedecaris -- and, in long-distance fashion, President Roosevelt -- Raisuli escapes. Director John Milius screenplay bears little relation to the facts of the matter, but this is forgotten in the light of the films dynamic action sequences, not to mention the marvelous rapport between its two main stars. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide


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