The Wind and the Lion is a 1975 adventure film. It was directed by John Milius and starred Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith and John Huston. It was based somewhat on the real-life Perdicaris incident of 1904.
This movie blends historic facts into a fictional adventure in which an American woman, Eden Perdicaris (played by Bergen), and her two children are kidnapped by Berber brigand Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli (Connery) prompting American President Teddy Roosevelt (Keith) to wield the "Big Stick" of American diplomacy to launch an armed invasion and rescue mission. (The real Perdicaris incident involved the kidnapping of a middle-aged male and his stepson, who were not harmed.)
The film was a co-production between MGM (which handled US distribution) and Columbia Pictures (which handled international distribution). Coincidentally, Columbia's current parent company Sony Pictures Entertainment currently owns a stake in MGM, although the US rights to this film are now with Warner Bros./Turner Entertainment.
At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers. The attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure to military intervention. Written by Anonymous
