A bogus history lesson that's a mixture of fact and fiction.
The Wind and the Lion (1975)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:6
Rotten:4
Average Rating:6.1/10
Runtime: 2 hrs
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: At the turn of the century, a North African sheik kidnaps an American widow and her children in Tangiers, setting off a chain of international incidents. But while she's being held for ransom, the... At the turn of the century, a North African sheik kidnaps an American widow and her children in Tangiers, setting off a chain of international incidents. But while she's being held for ransom, the widow finds herself increasingly attracted to her captor. Then, Theodore Roosevelt--with thoughts of re-election on his mind--sends the Marines to rescue them, and becomes entangled in both European and Arabian political intrigues. Academy Award Nominations: Best Sound, Best Original Score. [More]
Starring: Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith, John Huston
Starring: Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith, John Huston, Geoffrey Lewis, Steve Kanaly, Vladek Sheybal, Nadim Sawalha
Director: John Milius
Director: John Milius
Producer: Herb Jaffe
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Reviews for The Wind and the Lion
A kind of big-budget, all-star extravaganza the equivalent of which we really don't have today -- and for which mainstream movies are a little worse off.
The marriage of epic romance and the epic romanticization of brutality.
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November 11, 2005:
Sean Connery Earns AFI's Highest Honor
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