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

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.

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

Director
John Milius
  • Profile picture of Sean Connery
    Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli Sean Connery
  • Profile picture of Candice Bergen
    Eden Pedecaris Candice Bergen
  • Profile picture of Brian Keith
    Theodore Roosevelt Brian Keith
  • Profile picture of John Huston
    John Hay John Huston
  • Profile picture of Geoffrey Lewis
    Samuel Gummere Geoffrey Lewis
  • Profile picture of Steve Kanaly
    Capt. Jerome Steve Kanaly
  • Profile picture of Vladek Sheybal
    The Bashaw Vladek Sheybal
  • Profile picture of Nadim Sawalha
    Sherif of Wazan Nadim Sawalha

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Keywords

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