The Wind and the Lion

The Wind and the Lion
Pre-release promotional poster
Directed by	John Milius
Written by	John Milius
Produced by	Herb Jaffe
Starring	Sean Connery Candice Bergen Brian Keith John Huston
Cinematography	Billy Williams
Edited by	Robert L. Wolfe
Music by	Jerry Goldsmith
Production companies	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Herb Jaffe Productions
Distributed by	United Artists (U.S.) Columbia Pictures (International)
Release date	May 22, 1975 (1975-05-22) (New York City)
Running time	119 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$4.5 million[1] or $4.2 million[2]
Box office	$9.2 million (rentals)[3]

The Wind and the Lion is a 1975 American epic historical adventure film written and directed by John Milius, and starring Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith, and John Huston. The film is loosely based on the real-life Perdicaris affair of 1904. Connery plays Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli, a Moroccan Berber rebel and anti-imperialist leader, and Bergen plays his hostage Eden Pedecaris, a fictional character inspired by Ion Hanford Perdicaris.

Milius' second feature film, it was produced by Herb Jaffe for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, and distributed in the U.S. by United Artists and internationally by Columbia Pictures. It received generally positive reviews from critics, and was a moderate commercial success. Jerry Goldsmith’s film score received Academy Award, BAFTA Award and Grammy Award nominations. John Milius was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for his screenplay.