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The Wind and the Lion

Action drama about the kidnapping of an American widow (Candice Bergen) and her children in Tangier in 1904, switching between her predicament and the ensuing political crisis.

Action drama about the kidnapping of an American widow and her children in Tangier in 1904, loosely based on fact. Recently elected president Theodore Roosevelt prepares to send in the marines, but in the interim Germany seeks to exploit the situation by landing troops in north Africa. Against this backdrop of power politics, a relationship develops between the woman and her abductor.

1 hour, 54 minutes

Last on

Thu 18 Feb 201611:10

Credits

RoleContributor
Mulai Ahmed er RaisuliSean Connery
Eden PedecarisCandice Bergen
Theodore RooseveltBrian Keith
John HayJohn Huston
Samuel GunmereGeoffrey Lewis
Captain JeromeSteve Kanaly
The BashawVladek Sheybal
Sherif of WazanNadim Sawalha
Admiral French Ensor ChadwickRoy Jenson
Alice RooseveltDeborah Baxter
Quentin RooseveltJack Cooley
Kermit RooseveltChris Aller
William PedecarisSimon Harrison
DirectorJohn Milius
WriterJohn Milius

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