Movie
The Wild Geese
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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The Wild Geese opened in theaters November 11, 1978. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
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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Cast
Richard BurtonCol. Allen Faulkner
Richard HarrisCapt. Rafer Janders
Roger MooreLt. Shawn Fynn
Hardy KrügerLt. Pieter Coetze
Stewart GrangerSir Edward Matherson
John KaniSgt. Jesse Blake
Jack WatsonRSM Sandy Young
Frank FinlayFr. GeoghagenCredits
- Directed by
- Andrew V. McLaglen
- Written by
- Reginald Rose, Daniel Carney
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Collection
- The Wild Geese Collection
- Budget
- $11.6M
- Box office
- $9.9M
Production
- Richmond Productions
- Varius Entertainment Trading A.G.