Rough Riders (1997)

Actors: William Katt (actor), Lincoln Lageson (actor), George Hamilton (actor), Sam Elliott (actor), Brian Keith (actor), Greg Krutilek (actor), Gary Busey (actor), R. Lee Ermey (actor), Nick Chinlund (actor), Dale Dye (actor), Stephen Bridgewater (actor), Tom Berenger (actor), Brady Coleman (actor), Jack Lilley (actor), Geoffrey Lewis (actor),

Plot: In 1898 the US government decided to intervene on the side of the Cuban rebels in their struggle against Spanish rule. Assistant Navy Secretary Theodore Roosevelt decides to experience the war first hand by promoting and joining a volunteer cavalry regiment. The regiment, later known as the Rough Riders, brings together volunteers from all corners of the nation and all walks of life. When Roosevelt and his men finally land on Cuba, they face ambush, intense enemy fire, and a desperate, outnumbered charge up a defended hill.

Keywords: 1890s, 19th-century, american-history, american-soldier, americana, apache, artist, battle, battlefield, behind-enemy-lines
Genres: Action, Drama, History, War, Western,

Quotes:

Henry Bardshar: A man's gotta do what he has to do, Sara.::Sara Bardshar: Yeah, and a woman's got to do everything else.

Hearst's Man: Are you Mr. Hearst?::William Randolph Hearst: Of course I'm Hearst.::Hearst's Man: An urgent dispatch, sir - from Washington.::William Randolph Hearst: [reads it closely, and his face goes wide with excitement] WAR! [Hearst and his entourage rush inside]

Wadsworth Sr.: Life is hunger. Life is anger. Life is pain and dirt. Your grandfather knew life. He didn't recommend it. That's why we're rich.

Wadsworth Sr.: To be wealthy, warm, and well-thought of... that's what a man really wants, if he's honest. And you have it.

General Joe Wheeler: We've got the Yankees on the run!::Lieutenant Wheeler: Spaniards, sir; and they're falling back onto prepared positions.::General Joe Wheeler: Don't spoil it, son.

Indian Bob: What are you thinking about, Craig?::Craig Wadsworth: My father. He gave me some advice, before I joined the regiment.::Indian Bob: Was it good advice?::Craig Wadsworth: Yes.::Indian Bob: Did you follow it?::Craig Wadsworth: No.

Theodore Roosevelt: Will you be so kind, Mr Crane, with your camera, to take a picture of this regiment on this glorious hill, for we will always live in its shadow.

Stephen Crane: You're wounded, sir.::Craig Wadsworth: A red badge of courage... it's not like your book, old man. I would have run if I could have.::Stephen Crane: Why didn't you?::Craig Wadsworth: Because they were watching, my fellows; they didn't run.

[first lines]::Henry Nash: I miss you, boys. Been more that twenty years. My God, we were young. Well, it was a young country then, full of promise and hope. Anything was possible then if you were an American.

[last lines]::Henry Nash: I'll see you boys soon. Adios compadres.

The Wind and the Lion (1975)

Actors: Marc Zuber (actor), Vladek Sheybal (actor), Luis Barboo (actor), Nadim Sawalha (actor), Aldo Sambrell (actor), Brian Keith (actor), Geoffrey Lewis (actor), John Milius (actor), Juan Cazalilla (actor), John Huston (actor), Ricardo Palacios (actor), Roy Jenson (actor), Sean Connery (actor), John Milius (writer), Candice Bergen (actress),

Plot: At the beginning of the 20th century an American woman is abducted in Morocco by Berbers. The attempts to free her range from diplomatic pressure to military intervention.

Keywords: 1900s, actor-shares-first-name-with-character, admiral, ambush, american, arab, arabian, arabian-chief, barbarism, battle
Genres: Action, Adventure, Drama,
Taglines: Between the wind and the lion is the woman. For her, half the world may go to war.

Quotes:

Raisuli: This is the Rif. I am Mulay Ahmed Muhamed Raisuli the Magnificent, sherif of the Riffian Berbers. I am the true defender of the faithful and the blood of the prophet runs in me and I am but a servant of his will. You have nothing to say?::Eden: It is not my intention to encourage braggers.::Raisuli: Your shell is strong like a turtle's, but brittle.::Eden: Your tongue is clever and fast. Be careful not to trip over it.::Raisuli: You are a great deal of trouble.

Eden: Why would anyone want to cut out a man's tongue?::Raisuli: Perhaps the previous owner had nothing pleasant to say.

Raisuli: I am Raisuli. Do not laugh at me again.

Raisuli: Ignorance is a steep hill with perilous rocks at the bottom.

Raisuli: It is the wind that passes but the sea remains.

Raisuli: The lion takes long strides but the path is worn smooth by pygmy armies.

[last lines]::Sherif of Wazan: Great Raisuli, we have lost everything. All is drifting on the wind as you said. We have lost everything.::Raisuli: Sherif, is there not one thing in your life that is worth losing everything for?::[they both begin to laugh]

John Hay: Theodore! You are dangerous. You might even shoot somebody - accidentally I mean.::Theodore Roosevelt: John, I'd never shoot anyone accidentally. I need their votes.::John Hay: Madness!

Raisuli: To Theodore Roosevelt - you are like the Wind and I like the Lion. You form the Tempest. The sand stings my eyes and the Ground is parched. I roar in defiance but you do not hear. But between us there is a difference. I, like the lion, must remain in my place. While you like the wind will never know yours. - Mulay Hamid El Raisuli, Lord of the Riff, Sultan to the Berbers, Last of the Barbary Pirates.

Capt. Jerome, USMC: Captain Jerome, United States Marine Corps, and you are my prisoner, sir.::The Bashaw of Tangier: You are a very dangerous man, Captain, and your President Roosevelt is mad.::Capt. Jerome, USMC: Yes, sir!