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The Wind and the Lion
(1975),
Director: John Milius, rated PG
Between the wind
and the lion is the woman. For her, half the world may go to
war.
  Starring: Sean
Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith, John Huston, Geoffrey
Lewis, Steve Kanaly
DML Rating:
★★★★★★★★★☆
- near perfect
"The American grizzly
embodies the spirit of America. He should be our symbol! Not
that ridiculous eagle
- he's nothing more than a dandified
vulture." -
Theodore Roosevelt
Why watch this?
Connery knew how to pick a great script. This epic is
breathtaking.
Plot Summary: In
1904 Morocco, a powerful Berber chieftain kidnaps an American
woman and her children to incite an international incident and
challenge European colonial powers vying for control of the
region. Meanwhile, President Theodore Roosevelt, seeking
re-election, uses the kidnapping as an opportunity to project
American strength and influence on the world stage.
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Dad's Preview:
Connery is superb as the Raisuli, the arab leader of a band of
Berber insurrectionists. Bergen is likewise effective as the
kidnapped American. However, it's Brian Keith who steals every scene as
feisty, iconic U.S. President, Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt.
This film is epic, broadly romantic and a beautiful look at
American foreign policy in the early 1900s.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Herb Jaffe Prod; United Artists |
