The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese

1978
2h 14m
6.8

6.8/10

277 votes • View on IMDb
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Overview

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.

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Status: Released

Budget: $11,600,000

Revenue: $9,900,000

Language: EN

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Production Information

Production Companies
Richmond Productions Varius Entertainment Trading A.G.
Production Countries
United Kingdom Switzerland
Spoken Languages
English

Keywords

diplomat kidnapping africa mercenary private army outlaw

Quick Facts

Release Date June 28, 1978
Status Released
Language EN
IMDb ID tt0078492

Cast

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

Key Crew

Andrew V. McLaglen
Director
Reginald Rose
Screenplay
Euan Lloyd
Producer
Erwin C. Dietrich
Producer