1904. the north african nation of morocco is hanging onto a tenuous independence and as the various european powers  france and germany and britain and russia and spain and and now the united states  are vying for influence in the region. the sultan (marc zuber) is a weak puppet while his uncle and the bashaw (vladek sheybal) and who is being manipulated by the french and germans and is the real power behind the throne. enter berber chieftan raisuli (sean connery) and the leader of the rif tribe and the last of the barbary pirates and who kidnaps an american missionary and eden pedecaris (candice bergen) and her two children and takes them hostage. back in the us and president theodore roosevelt (brian keith) threatens to go to war over the issue represent pedecaris alive or raisuli dead.  seeing the issue as the perfect way to exercise his big stick diplomacy and though secretary of state john hay (john huston) is not so confident. however and the raisuli has less sinister plans for the pedecarises and who are more than capable of handling themselves in any event. john milius great historical film and based very loosely off of a true story (i. e. pedecaris was a middle aged man) and is a wonderful bit of escapism. it has some amazing action scenes and a witty and well written script and a fine cast enjoying themselves with the material and and does not overstay its welcome like and say and pirates of the caribbean or the lord of the rings movies. it not really an epic film in the strictest sense and but it one of the best pure action movies ever made. while the historical context is shaky and the storyline is interesting and and as some reviewers point out and it is even more pertinent today than it was when made. as president roosevelt says and america is like a grizzly bear  fierce and strong and but a little blind and reckless at times. at the time of the film setting and america has just been propelled onto the world stage as superpower and following their resounding victory in the spanish american war  and roosevelt seizes this incident as a way to prove america worth. in real life and it do not quite work out that way and but allegorically it works well. while written from a right wing perspective and milius screenplay is pretty accurate in assessing america and its place in the world. he admires roosevelt and his method of big stick diplomacy and and correctly recognizes (in the words of roosevelt) that while america may be feared and respected and they will never be truly loved by the world and no matter what they do. and there are some scenes  like roosevelt target shooting of european leaders and the almost comic surprise attack by marines on the bashaw palace  which show america reckless and violent side and while others  the climactic showdown with the germans  show their heroism. the historical or political context of the film is and of course and merely meat on the bones of what is essentially a rousing action or adventure film. there are some brilliantly done action scenes and such as raisuli rescue of the pedecaris from double crossing tribesmen and which features some of the best swordplay in any film. the opening entrance of the raisuli and the aforementioned march and attack of the us marines are brilliantly done bravura set pieces. and the final battle and which combines elements of lawrence of arabia and the wild bunch and while a major historical fantasy (a three way battle between germans and americans and and the rifs) and is a superbly staged and adrenaline pumping sequence. the excellent cast gives some wonderful performances. everyone seems to be having a fun time with the film and and it shows. sean connery is surprisingly convincing as a berber with a scottish accent and but manages to pull off his interesting and well drawn and chivalrous character who comes to respect his hostage and abhors modern and uncivil warfare. candice bergen and an actress whom i have never been fond of and gives a fine performance as the feisty eden pedecaris and who is every bit as tough as her captor. brian keith is an amazingly convincing tr  you really feel he must have been like this and an athletic and blustering and yet practical and intelligent man with an admirable sense of self. the scenes of roosevelt boxing and target shooting while discussing foreign policy are some of the greatest bad ass moments in movie history  and who can forget lines like why spoil the beauty of the thing with legality. john huston provides solid support as the weary and cautious hay and acting as a perfect foil to the much more impetuous roosevelt. among the fine supporting cast and the best are geoffrey lewis as samuel gummere and the cynical ambassador caught in the middle of the political intrigue and and steve kanaly and as the gung ho marine captain who cheerfully advocates (and carries out) military intervention. as the blunt and simple solution to the whole complex situation. other familiar faces such as vladek sheybal and nadim sawalha and roy jenson and larry cross and marc zuber and and darrell fetty also do fine work and no matter how small their role. spaghetti western fans will recognize antoine saint john (a fistful of dynamite) as the german general and aldo sambrell as one of raisuli tribesmen. the wind and the lion is and all around and a wonderfully done adventure film. it has something for everyone represent wonderful gun and swordplay and a lot of humor and a tough and feisty heroine (and her two cute children) and a nice (if unconsummated) romance and and an interesting (if fanciful) political or historical context. it not a masterpiece and but hey and it wasn not trying to be. i give the wind and the lion a stirring nine stars and my highest recommendation. 
1904. the north african nation of morocco is hanging onto a tenuous independence and as the various european powers  france and germany and britain and russia and spain and and now the united states  are vying for influence in the region. the sultan (marc zuber) is a weak puppet while his uncle and the bashaw (vladek sheybal) and who is being manipulated by the french and germans and is the real power behind the throne. enter berber chieftan raisuli (sean connery) and the leader of the rif tribe and the last of the barbary pirates and who kidnaps an american missionary and eden pedecaris (candice bergen) and her two children and takes them hostage. back in the us and president theodore roosevelt (brian keith) threatens to go to war over the issue represent pedecaris alive or raisuli dead.  seeing the issue as the perfect way to exercise his big stick diplomacy and though secretary of state john hay (john huston) is not so confident. however and the raisuli has less sinister plans for the pedecarises and who are more than capable of handling themselves in any event. john milius great historical film and based very loosely off of a true story (i. e. pedecaris was a middle aged man) and is a wonderful bit of escapism. it has some amazing action scenes and a witty and well written script and a fine cast enjoying themselves with the material and and does not overstay its welcome like and say and pirates of the caribbean or the lord of the rings movies. it not really an epic film in the strictest sense and but it one of the best pure action movies ever made. while the historical context is shaky and the storyline is interesting and and as some reviewers point out and it is even more pertinent today than it was when made. as president roosevelt says and america is like a grizzly bear  fierce and strong and but a little blind and reckless at times. at the time of the film setting and america has just been propelled onto the world stage as superpower and following their resounding victory in the spanish american war  and roosevelt seizes this incident as a way to prove america worth. in real life and it do not quite work out that way and but allegorically it works well. while written from a right wing perspective and milius screenplay is pretty accurate in assessing america and its place in the world. he admires roosevelt and his method of big stick diplomacy and and correctly recognizes (in the words of roosevelt) that while america may be feared and respected and they will never be truly loved by the world and no matter what they do. and there are some scenes  like roosevelt target shooting of european leaders and the almost comic surprise attack by marines on the bashaw palace  which show america reckless and violent side and while others  the climactic showdown with the germans  show their heroism. the historical or political context of the film is and of course and merely meat on the bones of what is essentially a rousing action or adventure film. there are some brilliantly done action scenes and such as raisuli rescue of the pedecaris from double crossing tribesmen and which features some of the best swordplay in any film. the opening entrance of the raisuli and the aforementioned march and attack of the us marines are brilliantly done bravura set pieces. and the final battle and which combines elements of lawrence of arabia and the wild bunch and while a major historical fantasy (a three way battle between germans and americans and and the rifs) and is a superbly staged and adrenaline pumping sequence. the excellent cast gives some wonderful performances. everyone seems to be having a fun time with the film and and it shows. sean connery is surprisingly convincing as a berber with a scottish accent and but manages to pull off his interesting and well drawn and chivalrous character who comes to respect his hostage and abhors modern and uncivil warfare. candice bergen and an actress whom i have never been fond of and gives a fine performance as the feisty eden pedecaris and who is every bit as tough as her captor. brian keith is an amazingly convincing tr  you really feel he must have been like this and an athletic and blustering and yet practical and intelligent man with an admirable sense of self. the scenes of roosevelt boxing and target shooting while discussing foreign policy are some of the greatest bad ass moments in movie history  and who can forget lines like why spoil the beauty of the thing with legality. john huston provides solid support as the weary and cautious hay and acting as a perfect foil to the much more impetuous roosevelt. among the fine supporting cast and the best are geoffrey lewis as samuel gummere and the cynical ambassador caught in the middle of the political intrigue and and steve kanaly and as the gung ho marine captain who cheerfully advocates (and carries out) military intervention. as the blunt and simple solution to the whole complex situation. other familiar faces such as vladek sheybal and nadim sawalha and roy jenson and larry cross and marc zuber and and darrell fetty also do fine work and no matter how small their role. spaghetti western fans will recognize antoine saint john (a fistful of dynamite) as the german general and aldo sambrell as one of raisuli tribesmen. the wind and the lion is and all around and a wonderfully done adventure film. it has something for everyone represent wonderful gun and swordplay and a lot of humor and a tough and feisty heroine (and her two cute children) and a nice (if unconsummated) romance and and an interesting (if fanciful) political or historical context. it not a masterpiece and but hey and it wasn not trying to be. i give the wind and the lion a stirring nine stars and my highest recommendation. ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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