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MPAA Rating: PG Content Advisory: Violence, Adult Situations, Questionable for Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1975 DVD Release: 01/06/2004 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Edition: Dual Layered,Restored/Remastered Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, French, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 59 mins Studio: Warner Home Video Members Wishing: 4 Genres: Adventure, Historical Film, Costume Adventure

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

Sean Connery - Raisuli the Magnificent
Candice Bergen - Eden Pedecaris
Brian Keith - Theodore Roosevelt
John Huston - John Hay
Geoffrey Lewis - Gummere

John Milius directs the 1975 costume adventure The Wind and the Lion, released on DVD for the first time on Warner Home Video. Presented with a widescreen color transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound in English. Subtitles available in English, French, and Spanish. There are no special features, but this is a welcome DVD for an Academy Award-winning film. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide