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4 unusual facts about The Wind and the Lion


Mulai Ahmed er Raisuni

He was portrayed by Sean Connery in the heavily fictionalized 1975 film The Wind and the Lion, which was filmed in Spain by the American director John Milius.

Munich Symphony Orchestra

The orchestra has recorded music for over 500 films, including El Cid by Miklos Rozsa, Jerry Goldsmith's score for The Wind and the Lion, Christopher Young's music for Hellbound: Hellraiser II, Victor Young's score for The Brave One and Howard Shore's score for The Silence of the Lambs.

Museum of Arts and Traditions of Sevilla

The building has been used several times as a set for films or television shows, including the 1974 American film The Wind and the Lion and the 1985 French Film Harem, where it was used as the British Embassy.

Space Force

Cues from Logan's Run, Outland, and Capricorn One can be heard in series one, while music from The Wind and the Lion, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Gremlins and Alien can be heard in series two.


Antoine Saint-John

His most famous role was in John Milius's historical epic The Wind and the Lion, where he played an evil German general; he also appeared, playing similar characters, in the Spaghetti Westerns A Fistful of Dynamite (1971) and My Name is Nobody (1973).

Deborah Baxter

After taking part in much stage work, she returned to film ten years later, being cast by fan John Milius in The Wind and the Lion (1975), playing Alice Roosevelt, daughter of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.

John Twiggs Myers

In The Wind and the Lion, the fictional Captain Jerome (played by Steve Kanaly) took on Myers' historical role, commanding the Marines dispatched to Tangier during the Perdicaris incident.


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