The Wild Geese (1978)

UK:: 15 US:: R Action War

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.

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Runtime: 134 mins Budget: $10,000,000 Rating: 7.1

Cast

Richard Harris

Capt. Rafer Janders

Richard Burton

Col. Allen Faulkner

Frank Finlay

Fr. Geoghagen

Barry Foster

Thomas Balfour

Roger Moore

Lt. Shawn Fynn

Percy Herbert

Hardy Krüger

Lt. Pieter Coetze

Stewart Granger

Sir Edward Matherson