The Wind and the Lion

Between the wind and the lion is the woman. For her, half the world may go to war.

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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.

Released: May 22, 1975

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Sean Connery

Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli

Candice Bergen

Eden Pedecaris

Brian Keith

Theodore Roosevelt

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