A British banker hires a group of British mercenaries to rescue a deposed African President from the hands of a corrupt African dictator.
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Cast
| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Richard Burton | ... | Colonel Allen Faulkner | |
| Roger Moore | ... | Lt. Shawn Fynn | |
| Richard Harris | ... | Capt. Rafer Janders | |
| Hardy Krüger | ... | Lt. Pieter Coetzee (as Hardy Kruger) | |
| Stewart Granger | ... | Sir Edward Matherson | |
| Winston Ntshona | ... | President Julius Limbani | |
| John Kani | ... | Sgt. Jesse Link | |
| Jack Watson | ... | R.S.M. Sandy Young | |
| Frank Finlay | ... | Father Geoghagen | |
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Kenneth Griffith | ... | Arthur Witty |
| Barry Foster | ... | Thomas Balfour | |
| Ronald Fraser | ... | Jock McTaggart | |
| Ian Yule | ... | Tosh Donaldson | |
| Patrick Allen | ... | Rushton | |
| Rosalind Lloyd | ... | Heather | |
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A British multinational 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. Written by Richard Young <richy@vnu.co.uk>
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EnglishRelease Date:
11 November 1978 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$10,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$1,423,104, 31 December 1978Company Credits
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Richmond Film Productions (West), Victory Films, Varius Entertainment Trading A.G. See more »
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Color (Eastmancolor) (uncredited)Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1
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Medical Orderly Arthur Witty: Do I have time to get a divorce?
Faulkner: Thirty-six hours.
Medical Orderly Arthur Witty: Oh, lovely, sir! I can't WAIT to see his face!
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Producer Euan Lloyd cast his daughter Rosalind Lloyd as Heather, and his wife Jane Hylton as Mrs. Young, the two leading female characters in this movie. See more »Goofs
When the Geese take over the prison command post; the Cuban officer removes the cigar from his mouth when the camera changes angle he removes it again. See more »Quotes
Faulkner: All right. You've got the job.Medical Orderly Arthur Witty: Do I have time to get a divorce?
Faulkner: Thirty-six hours.
Medical Orderly Arthur Witty: Oh, lovely, sir! I can't WAIT to see his face!
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Allegedly, loosely based on the incredible adventures of "Mad Mike" Hoare and his mercenary unit operating in the Belgian Congo in the early sixties rescuing Westerners and stemmimg tribal violence..."The Wild Geese" is a real "Boys Own" adventure that races along like a good action film should !
Ageing mercenary leader Allan Faulkner (Richard Burton) is hired by wealthy, but unscrupulous, merchant banker Sir Edward Matherson (Stewart Granger in an oily performance) to rescue an imprisoned African leader, Julius Limbani (Winston Ntshona) from terrorists and turn him over to his own people...at stake are copper mine concessions in Africa worth millions !!
Burton enlists the aid of war time pals, Capt. Rafer Janders (Richard Harris) debonair pilot Lt. Shawn Fynn (Roger Moore), ex-South African troubleshooter Pieter Coetze (Hardy Kruger) and 'tough as nails' RSM Sandy Young (Jack Watson) as well as about 40 other mercenaries to engage on one last adventure for truth, justice and a very large paycheck.
Burton & Co. parachute into darkened Africa and all goes well....until a double cross emerges and the Wild Geese are running for their lives....outgunned and outmanned by the pursuing brutal, machete-wielding Simba troops
When the action commences in "The Wild Geese"...it comes thick and fast...the film is filled with gritty firefights, fast paced entertainment and colorful use of African savannah / veldt locations for the battle scenes....highly recommended for fans of the action / war genre !!
Just when is this film going to come out on DVD ???