The Wind and the Lion

"Between the wind and the lion is the woman. For her, half the world may go to war."

1975 1h 59m EN

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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.

“Between the wind and the lion is the woman. For her, half the world may go to war.”

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Cast

Sean Connery
Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli
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

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: John Milius
Writers: John Milius
Languages: Arabic, English, German, French
Countries: United States of America

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1 / 8

MONEY

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Shot for just $4.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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51 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, English, German, French.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by John Milius, shot by Billy Williams. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

ERA

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Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Robert L. Wolfe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Sean Connery and Candice Bergen and Brian Keith carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Between the wind and the lion is the woman. For her, half the world may go to war.".

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The take

John Milius directs. Billy Williams behind the camera. Jerry Goldsmith scores. Robert L. Wolfe cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in Arabic, English, German, French.

Trivia

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1Shot for just $4.5M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
251 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Arabic, English, German, French.
4Directed by John Milius, shot by Billy Williams. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Jerry Goldsmith. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Robert L. Wolfe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Sean Connery and Candice Bergen and Brian Keith carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Between the wind and the lion is the woman. For her, half the world may go to war.".
9IMDB entry: tt0073906 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 8 themes, including "morocco", "political negotiations", "historical fiction", "desert".

The technical file

Cinematography: Billy Williams
Original score: Jerry Goldsmith
Editing: Robert L. Wolfe
Production design: Gil Parrondo
Runtime: 119 min · 1h 59m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $4,500,000
Box office: $9,200,000
Return: 204% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: The Wind and the Lion (1975)

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John Chard2020-01-05
★ 7/10
To Theodore Roosevelt - you are like the Wind and I like the Lion. The Wind and the Lion is written and directed by John Milius and stars Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith, John Huston and Geoffrey Lewis. Music is by Jerry Goldsmith and cinematography by Billy Williams. In early twentieth century Morocco, a Berber Sharif kidnaps an American woman and her children, forcing President Theodore Roosevelt to send in forces to conduct a rescue mission. On basic terms it was meant to be a sly attack on American colonialism, what we actually get is a wonderful collage of homages to great desert epics of the past - with tongue firmly in cheek. It's funny, thrilling, and is in turn boosted by a soaring Goldsmith score and stunning natural location photography. However, lets not be swept up in it all to not notice it's a vastly inaccurate observation on US interventions. It is unashamedly a flag waving piece of jingoism, but the myth making gusto of it all, with all its entertainment values, makes it a sort of serial piece of fluff entertainment. Not even Connery's Scottish brogue can detract from the fun of his Berber chief Raisuli - or Bergen turning into Lara Croft at one point... But with Brian Keith excellent as Teddy Roosevelt, historical truths be damned. Seek out the real story behind the events of the story being told here and just have a good cinematic time. 7.5/10

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