Despite the major plot changes, much of Raisuli's dialogue was taken almost verbatim from historical accounts and Rosita Forbes' 1924 biography, The Sultan of the Mountains . Key Cast and Characters
Set in 1904 Morocco, the story centers on the kidnapping of an American widow, , and her children by Mulai Ahmed er Raisuli , a charismatic Berber chieftain. subtitle The Wind and the Lion
The actual incident was settled through a peaceful ransom payment by the Sultan, whereas the movie depicts a climactic battle involving U.S. Marines and German forces. Despite the major plot changes, much of Raisuli's
In reality, the captive was an elderly Greek-American man, not a young widow. Despite the major plot changes