The Wind and the Lion
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Actor: Candice Bergen, Chris Aller, Deborah Baxter, Luis Barboo, Sean ConneryBrand: Warner Brothers
Primary Contributor: Candice Bergen
Primary Contributor: Sean Connery
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 5.1; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); French (Subtitled)
Format: Anamorphic, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 119 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-01-06
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Reviews of The Wind and the Lion
DVD Review: Great epic....even greater score
Summary: 5 Stars
As something of a soundtrack buff, this rates as one of the best of all time, right up there with "The Magnificent Seven," "The Big Country" and "Lawrence of Arabia." What's better is that the music becomes a character of the movie, trasmitting the brutality and beauty of such a desolate place. Many knock Connery for playing a Berber with a Scots accent, but is it any worse than Alec Guinness playing Prince Faisal in "Lawrence of Arabia?" He plays the role with cruelty and charm in just the right balance. Apparently Faye Dunaway was considered for the role that eventually went to Candace Bergin...I can't imagine anyone else but Bergin playing her part now. Be sure to catch the special extra features on the DVD which shows the Terry Leonard's phenomenal stunt work and the special effects (yes, they really used dynamite in those days to blow up during the battle scenes...they can't do that now). A shame this movie got "lost" in 1975 once "Jaws" was introduced in theaters, so do yourself a favor and discover it now.DVD Review: FABULOUS FILM THAT STILL HOLDS UP
Summary: 5 Stars
"The Wind and the Lion" was a beautiful John Milius film and story, with a pulse-pounding sound track. Brian Keith plays Teddy Roosevelt, who orders U.S. troops to Morocco to protect U.S. interests, as well he should have. Candice Bergen is an American socialite, kidnapped by a roguish Arab sand pirate, played by Sean Connery. The film is much more story, character rivalry and romance than history, but it does not hand us any of the usual garbage portraying the U.S. as racist exploiters. Instead, America under Roosevelt is portrayed as a modern power, unafraid to flex its muscles, but not willing to go overboard.
Milius writes and directs to this day. He has a tremendous love of history, a conservative trait. The reason for this is simple. History is the accurate description of great things done by conservatives. No wonder we love history. He is not the household name that Speilberg, Coppola or Lucas are. He says he is comfortable with the decisions he made, which were to be up-front about his politics regardless of whether it cost him. He freely admits that his conservatism indeed did prevent him from the kind of greatness that he was capable of.
DVD Review: Stirring music with lively instrumentation
Summary: 4 Stars
Though opinions of the film may vary you won't hear too many bad things about this soundtrack. Even the plain Jane single disc version has a bevy of stirring tracks and tender moments making it one of the more interesting soundtracks of the 70's (because let's face it, musically, the 70's have a lot to answer for!).
The score by Jerry Goldsmith utilises some interesting signature sounds as the composer tried to convey an Islamic feel, a North African bent to proceedings. Some may find this jarring but if you can relax and let the sounds wash over you then you'll come to appreciate it more. The sound quality is fine, the digital mastering done by George Horn doesn't seem overly compressed nor does it seem to be different in overall feel to the music in the actual film, the mastering appears to have successfully stayed true to the source material.
But despite my waxing lyrical about this soundtrack my suggestion to those who are looking at buying this release would, however, to be to cast your eye towards getting the double disc version of the soundtrack. More bang for your buck so to speak and a fuller experience of this interesting movie soundtrack that stands on it's own two feet regardless of whether the listener enjoyed the movie or not.
DVD Review: A Historical Twist But A Great Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
I first saw this in 1975. I took a group of Samoan boys to watch it in Pago Pago. They loved it, the Raisuli was a really heroic figure.
It's in our DVD collection, but I haven't seen it again until I just glimpsed it on TNT this evening. It hasn't lost anything over the years, but one line in particular made me pay attention. The Raisuli is talking to his captive, Mrs. Peridcaris, watching two men trabsfer water from a well into a bucket. Something like> "When one bucket empties, another bucket fills. Right now, you (America) have all the power. But you are wasting it. And Islam is lapping up the drops."
All in all, an excellent little-known film.
DVD Review: Wind and the Lion
Summary: 5 Stars
We were looking for a movie that would better describe the life in Arabia. This was a good historical perspective, I think, not taken too far out of context.
Description of The Wind and the Lion
An American is kidnapped by a rebellious Arab chieftain, principally as a means to embarrass the Sultan of Morocco. This abduction sparks the threat of armed intervention by President Theodore Roosevelt.The up-and-down career of director John Milius had no finer moment than The Wind and the Lion, a dandy adventure tale. It's based on fact: An American (played by Candice Bergen) and her two children were kidnapped in 1904 Morocco by a Berber tribe, an international incident settled by President Theodore Roosevelt's "big stick" military muscle. The film's sweep and swagger are unabashedly old-fashioned, even as Milius occasionally pokes fun at the grand characters. Some of the peripheral material is sloppy, but as long as Milius keeps his sights locked on the two powerful protagonists, he's dead-on: Brian Keith makes a gutsy Roosevelt, and Sean Connery is in splendid form (with Scots accent in place--got a problem with that?) as the dashing Berber chieftain. Perhaps overshadowed by John Huston's The Man Who Would be King the same year (Huston plays advisor John Hay in this one), Wind makes a marvelous companion piece. --Robert Horton
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