The Wind and the Lion

e 12
1h 59m
1975
6.54 /10 (187)

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

Overview

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.

Country : United States of America
Languages : العربية, Français, English, Deutsch
Released Date: 1975-05-22

Top Billed 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

Roy Jenson

Admiral Chadwick

Deborah Baxter

Alice Roosevelt

Jack Cooley

Quentin Roosevelt

Chris Aller

Kermit Roosevelt

Simon Harrison

William Pedecaris

Polly Gottesman

Jennifer Pedecaris

Antoine Saint-John

Von Roerkel

Aldo Sambrell

Ugly Arab

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