Turner Classic Movies lives up to it's name today. Three great films on tap. At 10:45am ET is 'The Desert Rats', starring Richard Burton; at 12:15pm ET, the 1939 version of 'The Four Feathers', starring Ralph Richardson and John Clements; and starting at 2:15pm ET is 'The Wind and the Lion', starring Sean Connery. Can't beat these. Wind and the Lion is one of my all-time favorites. Brian Keith as Teddy Roosevelt steals the show. -- Al
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Hi Mitch. It is one of the all time great adventure/war movies. The movie, which was made in 1975, takes place in Morocco at the turn of the 19th/20th century. Connery plays the Raisuli, a Berber leader in the Riff. He and his men kidnap an American (Candice Bergen) and her children. Teddy Roosevelt sends a military mission to try and recover them. There is a lot of interplay between the great powers involving who will control Morocco and this plays into the rescue mission in terms of who sides with who. Connery is a very gallant individual fighting the powers that be, ie., the Sultan and the European powers. Roosevelt and the Raisuli become interested in each other as worthy adversaries, which is an interesting undercurrent. There is plenty of action, with the closing battle being especially well done. It is a fictional movie based on a real event, but it is great fun. Track it down and watch it. I don't think you will be disappointed. It is adventure in the spirit of 'Gunga Din' or 'The Man Who Would Be King'. -- Al
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Thank you for the description I thought Gunga din and the man who would be king were great movies. I will track this down. Thanks for the info
Mitch
Thank you for the description I thought Gunga din and the man who would be king were great movies. I will track this down. Thanks for the info
Mitch
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Love that film Al
It is a great one and much the better of all the versions. The battle sequences are superb. -- Al
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Agree, Wind and THe Lion is a great movie, I have it on DVD. Did you know the captive in real life was a 50s something man? Kind of takes some of the romance out of the story don't you think? :rolleyes2: Chris
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The Wind and the Lion is a terrific movie. The best line - and there is a good deal of competition for that title - is when the English gentleman caller calmly shoots some of Connery's men as they gallop toward him and when he hears the empty gun go 'click', he just ever so calmly says '****' (insert name for barrier preventing movement of water here). Now that is a stiff upper lip!
I believe that the Anthony Quinn movie was partly funded by Libya - or am I just repeating a myth?
I believe that the Anthony Quinn movie was partly funded by Libya - or am I just repeating a myth?