Jun 28, 1978
134 min
Full-HD

The Wild Geese (1978)

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.

Category

Action

Country

United Kingdom Switzerland

Companies

Richmond Productions

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

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