Connery as a Sheik!!.

One of Sean Connery’s stranger film roles this - as a Moroccan sheik! Directed by the legendary John Milius and originally seen in cinemas in 1975 The Wind and the Lion is based on a true story from the early part of the 20th century when an American woman (Candice Bergan) is kidnapped by Sheik Raisuli (Sean Connery who makes no attempt whatsoever to hide his Scottish accent), Roosevelt decides to send in the boys to sort those pesky Moroccans out.

Aiming for an epic of grandeur Milius almost pulls it off with his beautiful widescreen cinematography, there are sunsets aplenty here, unfortunately the story is just not big enough, more like a modern version of a Rudloph Valentino flick than a would be David Lean. It is entertaining though, no film that stars Connery and also includes the director John Huston and the fantastic Brian Keith (as Roosevelt ) can fail to be. The only extras are a couple of trailers.