The Wild Geese

Name: The Wild Geese
Genre: Action
Released: 1978-06-28
Duration: 2 h 14 min
Rating: 6.8
Cast: Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Roger Moore, Hardy Krüger, Stewart Granger

1978·Movie·R·134 min·★ 6.8(282)

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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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About The Wild Geese

The Wild Geese is a 1978 English-language action film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. The cast is led by Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Roger Moore. It has a runtime of 2h 14m. Viewers rate it 6.8/10 across 300 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video, YouTube TV, FlixFling.

The Wild Geese was produced by Richmond Productions and Varius Entertainment Trading A.G. and made in United Kingdom and Switzerland. It was released on June 28, 1978, and carries a R certification. Made on a budget of about $12 million, it went on to gross $10 million worldwide.

Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Writers: Reginald Rose
Release date: June 28, 1978
Original language: English
Age rating: R
Status: Released
Country: United Kingdom, Switzerland
Budget: $12 million
Box office: $10 million
Production: Richmond Productions, Varius Entertainment Trading A.G.

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The Wild Geese cast & crew

The Wild Geese was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen and written by Reginald Rose.

The cast features Richard Burton as Col. Allen Faulkner, Richard Harris as Capt. Rafer Janders, Roger Moore as Lt. Shawn Fynn, Hardy Krüger as Lt. Pieter Coetze, Stewart Granger as Sir Edward Matherson, and John Kani as Sgt. Jesse Blake.

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Roy Budd, cinematography is by Jack Hildyard, and it was produced by Euan Lloyd and Erwin C. Dietrich.

Is The Wild Geese worth watching?

The Wild Geese holds an audience score of 6.8/10 from 282 ratings, a solidly received action films.

At 2h 14m, it's a standard feature-length watch.

If you enjoy action, The Wild Geese is worth a place on your watchlist.

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