Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Scott Glenn | ... | John Haddad | |
Barbara Carrera | ... | Kathy Lukas | |
Edward Fox | ... | Alex Faulkner | |
Laurence Olivier | ... | Rudolf Hess | |
Robert Webber | ... | Robert McCann | |
Robert Freitag | ... | Heinrich Stroebling | |
Kenneth Haigh | ... | Col. Reed-Henry | |
Stratford Johns | ... | Mustapha El Ali | |
Derek Thompson | ... | Hourigan | |
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Paul Antrim | ... | Sergeant Major James Murphy |
John Terry | ... | Michael Lukas | |
Ingrid Pitt | ... | Hooker | |
Patrick Stewart | ... | Russian General | |
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Michael Harbour | ... | KGB Man |
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David Lumsden | ... | Joseph |
A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin.
Unlike 1978's The Wild Geese which was chock full of story, action and even some moral values this apparent sequel comes up short on all accounts. A plan to spring Nazi War criminal Rudolf Hess from his cell in Spandau prison by a team of Mercenaries is the basis of the movie. The story is slow and fails to establish any likeable characters as the original did. Sadly Richard Burton who was to recreate the Colonel Faulkner role died before filming began and was replaced by Edward Fox who seems shallow in his performance. As the film progresses the viewer keeps waiting for something to get going but it never seems to. In all a sad disappointment.