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The Wind and the Lion is an American action film first released in 1975,
directed by John Milius.
The film stars Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith, John Huston and Geoffrey Lewis.
It has also been released under the title: John Milius’ The Wind and the Lion.
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Credits
- Director: John Milius
- Script: John Milius
- Photo: Billy Williams
- Music: Jerry Goldsmith
- Cast: Sean Connery (Raisuli), Candice Bergen (Eden Pedecaris), Brian Keith (Theodore Roosevelt), John Huston (John Hay), Geoffrey Lewis (Gummere), Steve Kanaly (Capt. Jerome), Vladek Sheybal (The Bashaw), Nadim Sawalha (Sherif of Wazan), Roy Jenson (Admiral Chadwick), Deborah Baxter (Alice Roosevelt), Jack Cooley (Quentin Roosevelt), Chris Aller (Kermit Roosevelt), Simon Harrison (William Pedecaris), Polly Gottesmann (Jennifer Pedecaris), Antoine Saint-John (Von Roerkel), Aldo Sambrell (Ugly Arab), Luis Barboo (Gayaan the Terrible), Darrell Fetty (Dreighton), Marc Zuber (The Sultan), Shirley Rothman (Edith Roosevelt), Rusty Cox (Marine Sgt.), Larry Cross (Henry Cabot Lodge), Alexander Weldon (Elihu Root), Dr. Akio Mitamura (Japanese General), Frank Gassman (President’s Aide), Audrey San Felix (Miss Hitchcock), Ben Tatar (Sketch Artist), Michael Damian (President’s Secretary), Eduardo Bea (Philippe), Robert Case (British Military Advisor), Juan Cazalilla (Chef), Mariano Ciudad (3rd Secret Service Man), Anita Colby (Station Woman), James Cooley (2nd Secret Service Man), Rupert Crabb (Mountain Man), Howard Hagan (Diplomat), Art Larkin (1st Secret Service Man), Terry Leonard (President Roosevelt’s sparring partner), David V. Lester (2nd Reporter), Leon Liberman (2nd Aide), John Milius (The one-armed military advisor), James Mitchell (Gummere’s Aide), Ricardo Palacios (Torres), Carl Rapp (1st Station Man), Paul Rusking (3rd Reporter), Allen Russell (3rd Aide), Felipe Solano (Pock-faced Arab), Charles Stalmaker (1st Reporter), Billy Williams (Briton who runs out of bullets)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 119 min
- Aka: John Milius’ The Wind and the Lion
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