The Wild Geese poster
Director Andrew V. McLaglen
Screenplay Reginald Rose

The Wild Geese

Action1978

Release Date: 1978-06-28

Duration: 134 minutes

Synopsis

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.

Casting

  • Percy Herbert
    Keith
  • John Kani
    Sgt. Jesse Blake
  • Richard Harris
    Capt. Rafer Janders
  • Hardy Krüger
    Lt. Pieter Coetze
  • Stewart Granger
    Sir Edward Matherson
  • Roger Moore
    Lt. Shawn Fynn
  • Paul Spurrier
    Emile Janders
  • Christopher Chittell
    Philips
  • Terence Longdon
    Anonymous Man
  • Ronald Fraser
    Sgt. Jock McTaggart