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.
Title | The Wild Geese |
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Year | 1978 |
Genre | Action |
Country | United Kingdom, Switzerland |
Studio | Richmond Productions |
Cast | Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Hardy Krüger, Richard Burton, Stewart Granger, John Kani |
Crew | Andrew V. McLaglen (Director), Roy Budd (Original Music Composer), Reginald Rose (Screenplay), Daniel Carney (Novel), Bob Simmons (Stunts), Euan Lloyd (Producer) |
Keyword | diplomat, kidnapping, africa, mercenary, private army, outlaw |
Release | Jun 28, 1978 |
Runtime | 134 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.80 / 10 by 255 users |
Popularity | 13 |
Budget | 11,600,000 |
Revenue | 9,900,000 |
Language | English |