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Great insight into the Muslim mind
Having been married to a Muslim for over 20 years, I can tell you that this movie offers great insight into the workings of the Muslim mind. You will have a better understanding of our present enemies mindset after watching this. An unforgettable movie.

an outrageous "WHAT IF" ending of a real historical incident
This FICTIONAL story is based VERY LOOSELY on the real kidnapping of Ion Perdicaris, an Americanized Greek playboy whose family had renounced their U.S. citizenship, and an Englishman named Cromwell Varley during May 1904 by the bandit Mulay Hamid El Raisuli. History and fiction coincided only to the extent that U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt did send several gunboats to Morocco to bring pressure on the Moroccan Sultan to bargain for the release of the hostages. Historians will tell you that "Teddy" did indeed wave his "big stick" at the Moroccan government, but never had to actually use it because the Sultan did meet the ransom demand and the hostages were released with no blood spilt. Instead of showing how this kidnapping incident ended peacefully without violence, John Milius presents us with a rather outrageous "WHAT IF" scenerio. WHAT IF Morocco refused to help the U.S. towards a release of the hostages??? The hypothetical result is a full-blown toppling of the Morrocan government by the American military and a big gun fight between El Raisuli's bandits and the Sultan's German mercenary army. For good measure, Milius presented the hostage not as a fat man in his 60s but as a tough American widow in her 30s who falls sort of in love with the charismatic bandit, played marvelously by Sean Connery, who originally kidnapped her to hurt American prestige. This is a fun story with impressive battle scenes, but do not mistake it for real history.

Connery at his best
This is classic Sean Connery - men on horseback, fighting with long swords, women in veils - what more could you ask? Throw in Brian Keith as a great Teddy Roosevelt and a military intervention and you've got a great flick. But there's more. Candice Bergen and her kids become enchanted with their abducter and you sense something more may happen. You have to check this one out. It is not to be missed. One of my all time favorites that no one knows about.

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