Wild Geese II (1985)

A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin.

Director:

Peter R. Hunt (as Peter Hunt)

Writers:

Daniel Carney (novel), Reginald Rose (screenplay)

Stars:

Scott Glenn, Barbara Carrera, Edward Fox

Cast

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
Paul Antrim	...	Sergeant Major James Murphy
John Terry	...	Michael Lukas
Ingrid Pitt	...	Hooker
Patrick Stewart	...	Russian General
Michael Harbour	...	KGB Man
David Lumsden	...	Joseph

Storyline

A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin.

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Plot Keywords:

sex scene | escape from prison | wall of death | double cross | embassy | 

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Taglines:

The deadliest strike force of all - strikes again!

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

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Certificate:

R

Did You Know?

Trivia

The first movie was called The Wild Geese (1978), but for this sequel, the word "The" was dropped from the title, making the movie called Wild Geese II (1985).

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Quotes

Rudolf Hess: What I have done in my past, is done. Whether I regret or not is not something I discuss with you now. I have had a long time to think, so many years, so many things to think about and to remember.

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Connections

Featured in Interview mit Produzent Euan Lloyd und Ingrid Pitt (2010)

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Soundtracks

Berliner Luft
Music by Paul Lincke (uncredited)
Performed by the Musikkorps der Polizei Berlin
Courtesy of EMI Electrola GmbH
Publisher Apollo Verlag GmbH

User Reviews

A worthless mission leads to a worthless film.

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.

Details

Country:

UK Australia

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 October 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Wild Geese II

Filming Locations:

Spandau prison, Berlin, Germany

Box Office

Gross USA:

$69,342

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$69,342

Company Credits

Production Co:

Frontier Films, Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

125 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1