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The Wild Geese (1978)
Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
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Overview
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.
Rated R | Length 134 minutes
Actors
Roger Moore | Richard Harris | Hardy Krüger | Richard Burton | Stewart Granger | John Kani | Jack Watson | Frank Finlay | Kenneth Griffith | Ronald Fraser | Barry Foster | Winston Ntshona | Percy Herbert | Ian Yule | Glyn Baker | Paul Spurrier | Rosalind Lloyd | David Ladd | Jeff Corey | Brook Williams | Valerie Leon | Leslie Schofield | Jane Hylton | Sydney Chama | Ken Gampu | Patrick Holt | Terence Longdon | John Dennison | Thomas Baptiste | Jules Walters | Fred Bryant | Anna Bergman | Suzanne Danielle | Chris Chittell | Richard Graydon | Greg Powell
Viewing History (seen 2 times)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/15/2018 | Home Theater | Blu-ray | Owned | 7 stars |
| 01/16/2011 | TV | DVD | Rented | 4.5 stars |
| (Average) 5.75 stars |
Viewing Notes
I have fond memories of this movie from when I was a kid, back in the 80s. It has not aged as well as I hoped it would. Starring Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Roger Moore and Hardy Kruger, it comes off as a product of the times, cynical on war but with jokiness and that stiff upper lip prevalent in British action films of the time. Still worth a watch for old time sake.
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