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The Wild Geese(1978)
Status: Released
Date: 1978-06-28
69%
266 Votes
Time: 2h 14m
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.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United Kingdom,
Switzerland
Budget: $11,600,000.00
Revenue: $9,900,000.00
ProductionCompanies:
Richmond Productions
Movie: The Wild Geese
Top 10 Billed Cast
Roger Moore
Lt. Shawn Fynn
Richard Harris
Capt. Rafer Janders
Hardy Krüger
Lt. Pieter Coetze
Richard Burton
Col. Allen Faulkner
Stewart Granger
Sir Edward Matherson
John Kani
Sgt. Jesse Blake
Jack Watson
RSM Sandy Young
Frank Finlay
Fr. Geoghagen
Kenneth Griffith
Arthur Witty
Ronald Fraser
Sgt. Jock McTaggart
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