Rating: PG
Genre:
Adventure
Release Date: 01/06/2004
SubTitles: English/French/Espanol
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1/DD1
Run Time: 119 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language
Distributor/Studio: Warner Home Video
In the early 1900s, an American businessman was kidnapped by a rebellious Arab chieftain, principally as a means to embarrass the sultan of Morocco. This abduction sparked the threat of armed intervention by
President Theodore Roosevelt, which was never carried out. In
The Wind and the Lion, the unattractive male captive is replaced by the gorgeous female
Mrs. Pedecaris, an American widow played by
Candice Bergen. The ruthless but essentially decent Arab chief
Raisuli is portrayed by
Sean Connery, while
Teddy Roosevelt is depicted as a jingoistic blowhard by
Brian Keith. The film's main theme -- that of America's emergence as a world power -- is largely secondary to the growing mutual-respect relationship between
Mrs. Pedecaris and
Raisuli. After releasing his hostage,
Raisuli is himself captured by German forces, who at the behest of the Kaiser are seeking out methods of laying the groundwork for what would evolve into World War I.
Mrs. Pedecaris must then help
Raisuli escape.
~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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