The Wind and the Lion
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Actor: Candice Bergen, Chris Aller, Deborah Baxter, Luis Barboo, Sean ConneryBrand: Warner Brothers
Primary Contributor: Candice Bergen
Primary Contributor: Sean Connery
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 119 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-01-06
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
Movie Reviews of The Wind and the Lion
Movie Review: A flick worth the popcorn, drink, and soda
Summary: 5 Stars
Great flick, although a little bit skewed historically. This film is loosely based on the kidnapping of an American woman and her children in Morocco during the Theodore Roosevelt presidency. Sean Connery (who I still cant believe would ever come across as a Russian submarine captain) plays the loveable Berber rogue who kidnaps Candace Bergen (who plays the strong willed American woman he kidnaps) as a way of protesting the Sultan of Morocco's government, whom he considers under the influence of European powers. Both play their parts well and are a pleaseure to watch playing off each other. Of particular note is the late Brian Keith, who plays Theodore Roosevelt. He is exactly what you would think Teddy was like (except for his particular feelings about Marines, an outfit he would have preferred transferred to the Army had it not given him particular political leverage in unsheathing his 'Big Stick' policy). Another memorable character is John Huston, who plays Teddy's Secretary of State John Hay. Adventure is the name of the game with a few tender moments thorwn in. If you are a horse lover, you may have cause to whince on some of the action scenes. All in all a movie that delivers alot of action and wont dissappoint
Summary of The Wind and the Lion
An American is kidnapped by a rebellious Arab chieftain, principally as a means to embarrass the Sultan of Morocco. This abduction sparks the threat of armed intervention by President Theodore Roosevelt.The up-and-down career of director John Milius had no finer moment than The Wind and the Lion, a dandy adventure tale. It's based on fact: An American (played by Candice Bergen) and her two children were kidnapped in 1904 Morocco by a Berber tribe, an international incident settled by President Theodore Roosevelt's "big stick" military muscle. The film's sweep and swagger are unabashedly old-fashioned, even as Milius occasionally pokes fun at the grand characters. Some of the peripheral material is sloppy, but as long as Milius keeps his sights locked on the two powerful protagonists, he's dead-on: Brian Keith makes a gutsy Roosevelt, and Sean Connery is in splendid form (with Scots accent in place--got a problem with that?) as the dashing Berber chieftain. Perhaps overshadowed by John Huston's The Man Who Would be King the same year (Huston plays advisor John Hay in this one), Wind makes a marvelous companion piece. --Robert Horton
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