The Wind and the Lion is a 1975 adventure film. It was written and directed by John Milius and starred Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith and John Huston. It was based somewhat on the real-life Perdicaris incident of 1904. This movie blends historic facts into a violent fictional adventure in which an American woman, Eden Perdicaris (played by Bergen), and her two children are kidnapped by Arab brigand Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli (Connery), prompting American President Theodore Roosevelt (Keith) to send an armed invasion and rescue mission to Morocco. (The real Perdicaris incident involved the kidnapping of a middle-aged man and his stepson, who were not harmed.) The film was the first co-production between MGM (which managed US distribution) and Columbia Pictures (which managed international distribution). Coincidentally, Columbia's current parent company Sony Pictures Entertainment currently owns some of MGM, although the US rights to this film are now with Warner Bros./Turner Entertainment. During 1904, Morocco is the source of conflict by the powers of Imperial Germany, France, and the British Empire, all of whom are trying to establish a sphere of influence in that country.