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The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese
★ 6.8/10•1978•2h 14m•R•Action•Adventure•Thriller

A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader who is also critically ill and due for execution. Just when the team has performed a perfect rescue, the multinational does a deal with the vicious dictator leaving the mercenary band to escape under their own steam and exact revenge.

Andrew V. McLaglen · Director

Reginald Rose · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 14m
LanguageEN
Release DateJun 28, 1978
Budget$11,600,000
Revenue$9,900,000

Actors

Richard Burton

Richard Burton

Col. Allen Faulkner

Richard Harris

Richard Harris

Capt. Rafer Janders

Roger Moore

Roger Moore

Lt. Shawn Fynn

Hardy Krüger

Hardy Krüger

Lt. Pieter Coetze

Stewart Granger

Stewart Granger

Sir Edward Matherson

John Kani

John Kani

Sgt. Jesse Blake

Jack Watson

Jack Watson

RSM Sandy Young

Frank Finlay

Frank Finlay

Fr. Geoghagen

Kenneth Griffith

Kenneth Griffith

Arthur Witty

Ronald Fraser

Ronald Fraser

Sgt. Jock McTaggart

Barry Foster

Barry Foster

Thomas Balfour

Winston Ntshona

Winston Ntshona

Julius Limbani

Percy Herbert

Percy Herbert

Keith

Ian Yule

Ian Yule

Tosh Donaldson

Glyn Baker

Glyn Baker

Esposito

Paul Spurrier

Paul Spurrier

Emile Janders

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