The Wild Geese
Released
June 28, 1978
Runtime: 2h 14m
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 & Crew
Richard Burton
Col. Allen Faulkner
Richard Harris
Capt. Rafer Janders
Roger Moore
Lt. Shawn Fynn
Hardy Krüger
Lt. Pieter Coetze
Stewart Granger
Sir Edward Matherson
John Kani
Sgt. Jesse Blake
Jack Watson
RSM Sandy Young
Frank Finlay
Fr. Geoghagen
Kenneth Griffith
Arthur Witty
Ronald Fraser
Sgt. Jock McTaggart
Barry Foster
Thomas Balfour
Winston Ntshona
Julius Limbani
Percy Herbert
Keith
Ian Yule
Tosh Donaldson
Glyn Baker
Esposito
Paul Spurrier
Emile Janders
Rosalind Lloyd
Heather
David Ladd
Sonny Martinelli
Andrew V. McLaglen
Director
- RR
Reginald Rose
Screenplay
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