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The Wind and the Lion

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John Milius fictionalizes the historical story of President Roosevelt's attempts to deal with the kidnapping of an American citizen by a Moroccan Sheikh. Leaving cynicism way behind, Milius veers away from conspiracy theories and turns instead to adventure with plenty of action.
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j f @LiberteBurrows Nov 10 Teddy knew how to deal with these people See more Gael C Jan 26 ME GUSTO MUCHO ESTA PELÍCULA See more Hank T 10/04/2024 Would have been glorious if I watched it in its heyday See more Alec B 01/10/2024 Not much more than Historical fanfic from Milius. See more Steve D 08/10/2023 I didn't find it at all convincing. See more Karl N 04/18/2023 One of my all time favorites. See more Read all reviews
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John Milius

Director

Sean Connery

Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli

Candice Bergen

Eden Pedecaris

Brian Keith

Theodore Roosevelt

John Huston

John Hay

Geoffrey Lewis

Samuel Gummere

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Synopsis John Milius fictionalizes the historical story of President Roosevelt's attempts to deal with the kidnapping of an American citizen by a Moroccan Sheikh. Leaving cynicism way behind, Milius veers away from conspiracy theories and turns instead to adventure with plenty of action.
Director
John Milius
Producer
Herb Jaffe
Screenwriter
John Milius
Distributor
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Production Co
Herb Jaffe
Rating
PG
Genre
Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 22, 1975, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2008
Runtime
1h 59m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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