The Wild Geese
1978 · Movie · 134 min. · United Kingdom
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 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.
Direction Andrew V. McLaglen
Cast Richard Burton · Roger Moore · Richard Harris · Hardy Krüger · Stewart Granger · Jack Watson · Winston Ntshona · John Kani · Frank Finlay · Kenneth Griffith · Barry Foster · Jeff Corey
Soundtrack Roy Budd
Screenplay Reginald Rose · Daniel Carney
Cinematography Jack Hildyard
Original title The Wild Geese
5.9
1K votes (FilmAffinity)
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