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The Wild Geese

19782h 14mAction
directed by Andrew V. McLaglen
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6.8 / 10
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6.8 / 10
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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.

Cast

Richard Burton·Col. Allen Faulkner
Richard Harris·Capt. Rafer Janders
Roger Moore·Lt. Shawn Fynn
Hardy Krüger·Lt. Pieter Coetze
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