The Wind and the Lion
“Between the wind and the lion is the woman. For her, half the world may go to war.”
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.
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Cast
29 people
Sean Connery
Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli
Known for
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
The Rock
Candice Bergen
Eden Pedecaris
Known for
Gandhi
Miss Congeniality
Brian Keith
Theodore Roosevelt
Known for
The Parent Trap
Nevada Smith
John Huston
John Hay
Known for
Chinatown
The Other Side of the Wind
Geoffrey Lewis
Samuel Gummere
Known for
Salem's Lot
Double Impact
Steve Kanaly
Capt. Jerome
Known for
Dallas
My Name Is Nobody
Vladek Sheybal
The Bashaw
Known for
Shōgun
Smiley's People
Nadim Sawalha
Sherif of Wazan
Known for
Cleopatra
Arabian Nights
Roy Jenson
Admiral Chadwick
Known for
Chinatown
Soylent Green
Deborah Baxter
Alice Roosevelt
Known for
The Calling
Jack Cooley
Quentin Roosevelt
No other roles listed
Chris Aller
Kermit Roosevelt
No other roles listed
John Milius Director · Jerry Goldsmith Composer Billy Williams Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $9.2M · Budget $4.5M · United States release May 22, 1975
Box office
Budget
$4,500,000
Worldwide gross
$9,200,000
Gross vs. budget
2.0×
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production · Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
Arabic · English · French · German
Release dates
Netherlands · May 22, 1975
Theatrical
United States · May 22, 1975
Theatrical
Brazil
January 1, 1976 · Theatrical
France
December 17, 1975 · Theatrical
November 7, 2018 · Physical · DVD
November 9, 2020 · Digital · VOD
August 18, 2021 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray (Remastered version)
Germany
January 9, 1976 · Theatrical
Ireland
September 12, 1975 · Theatrical
Italy
December 23, 1975 · Theatrical
Japan
April 24, 1976 · Theatrical
Portugal
January 2, 1976 · Theatrical
South Korea
August 15, 1976 · Theatrical
Sweden
December 25, 1975 · Theatrical · Göteborg
December 26, 1975 · Theatrical · Stockholm
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