The Wild Geese
6.8(285) 1978-06-28 134 minAction
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.
DirectorAndrew V. McLaglen
ScreenplayReginald Rose
ProducerEuan Lloyd
Original Music ComposerRoy Budd
ProducerErwin C. Dietrich
Cast & characters
Richard Burton
as Col. Allen Faulkner
Richard Harris
as Capt. Rafer Janders
Roger Moore
as Lt. Shawn Fynn
Hardy Krüger
as Lt. Pieter Coetze
Stewart Granger
as Sir Edward Matherson
John Kani
as Sgt. Jesse Blake
Jack Watson
as RSM Sandy Young
Frank Finlay
as Fr. Geoghagen
Kenneth Griffith
as Arthur Witty
Ronald Fraser
as Sgt. Jock McTaggart
Barry Foster
as Thomas Balfour
Winston Ntshona
as Julius Limbani
Percy Herbert
as Keith
Ian Yule
as Tosh Donaldson
Glyn Baker
as Esposito
Paul Spurrier
as Emile Janders
Rosalind Lloyd
as Heather
David Ladd
as Sonny Martinelli
Jeff Corey
as Mr Martin
Patrick Allen
as Rushton
Brook Williams
as Samuels
Valerie Leon
as 1st Girl Dealer
Leslie Schofield
as Hitman
Jane Hylton
as Mrs Marjorie Young
