The Wind and the Lion
Between the wind and the lion is the woman. For her, half the world may go to war.
At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers, and the attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure to military intervention.
- Director
- John Milius
- Signature
- Drama · Action · Craft
- Worldwide
- $9M
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At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers, and the attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure to military intervention.
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Box Office & Release
The Wind and the Lion returned 2.0× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $5M
- Opening weekend
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- Domestic gross
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- International gross
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- Worldwide gross
- $9M
- Release date
- May 22, 1975
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- MPAA rating
- —
- Language
- Arabic, German
- Country
- United States of America
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