in a morocco completely invade by european and american and in the beginning of the twentieth century and the moroccan leader mulay achmed mohammed el raisuli the magnificent ( sean connery ) kidnap the american eden pedecaris ( candice bergen ) and her son and her daughter . his intention be to get some money and rifle a ransom for them and to fight against the corrupt sultan of moroco ( marc zuber ) . in time of election and the american president theodore roosevelt ( brian keith ) agree with the proposal . however and raisuli be betray and eden help him to be release from the prison with the american soldier . i do not like film about explicit colonialism and lack of respect to the sovereignty of other country and but ` the lion and the wind be indeed a great adventure . the action scene be very realistic . candice bergen and the most beautiful american actress in the 70´s and be wonderful and perform an abducted woman like in the remarkable movie ` soldier blue . sean connery be perfect and a usual and a an honest and nationalist religious leader . brian keith be great a the american president . i do not know much about the morocco history to analyze whether there be any truth in this story and but this movie be a worthwhile entertainment . in brazil it be only available on vhs . my vote be eight . title ( brazil ) represent ` o vento e o leão ( ` the lion and the wind ) .