The Wind and the Lion

1975
PG
1h 59min

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Sean Connery and Candice Bergen in The Wind and the Lion (1975)

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Un líder Árabe crea un incidente internacional al secuestrar a una viuda estadounidense y a sus hijos.Un líder Árabe crea un incidente internacional al secuestrar a una viuda estadounidense y a sus hijos.Un líder Árabe crea un incidente internacional al secuestrar a una viuda estadounidense y a sus hijos.

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Nominado a 2 premios Óscar
- 6 nominaciones en total

Trivia
The story was based on a historical incident involving the kidnapping of Ion Perdicaris, an American expatriate living in Tangier (changed to a woman for the movie). However, the two children, the American attack on the Bashaw's palace in Tangier, and the climactic battle between the American and German forces, were all inventions of writer and director John Milius.

Errores
The Raisouli and his followers pray while the muezzin is calling. In fact, the actual praying is done after the muezzin finishes - it's his job to remind the faithful to go pray. This is a common mistake in Hollywood productions, possibly done for dramatic purposes.

Citas
Raisuli: To Theodore Roosevelt - you are like the Wind and I like the Lion. You form the Tempest. The sand stings my eyes and the Ground is parched. I roar in defiance but you do not hear. But between us there is a difference. I, like the lion, must remain in my place. While you like the wind will never know yours. - Mulay Hamid El Raisuli, Lord of the Riff, Sultan to the Berbers, Last of the Barbary Pirates.

Créditos curiosos
Opening credits prologue: Tangier October 15, 1904 1:00 pm

Conexiones
Featured in The Lion Roars Again (1975)

Bandas sonoras
For He's A Jolly Good Fellow
(uncredited)
Traditional
Sung at Roosevelt's birthday party

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7/10

An exciting and enjoyable tale that is often just fiction.

In 1904, a Greek-American named Perdicaris was taken hostage along with his step-son. His captor was a Moroccan chieftan named Raisuli and eventually the United States was able to secure the release of the men.

The film "The Wind and the Lion" is HEAVILY fictionalized version of the Perdicaris Affair. I say heavily because in order to 'sex it up', the film features a pretty woman (Candice Bergen) as Perdicaris and instead of a step-son, she's taken hostage with her two young children. What also is heavily fictionalized is the climactic battle at the end of the film.

So is it any good? Well, despite casting a Scottish actor as Raisuli and the writing for Mrs. Perdicaris being terrible, yes, it is very enjoyable. But as I just said, Mrs. Perdicaris was ridiculous. Imagine what you'd do if you were in this situation...would you yell and be a thorn in your captor' side?? No way...it would result in a quick trip to the afterlife! But the action is good and Brian Keiths flamboyant portrayal of Teddy Roosevelt is quite captivating. Well worth seeing....though it left me really wanting to see a film actually based on the Perdicaris kidnapping.