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The Wild Geese

1978 • 2h14m Action

Rating

6.8/10

Popularity

3

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.

Details

Director

Andrew V. McLaglen

Screenplay

Reginald Rose

Cast

Richard Burton

Richard Harris

Roger Moore

Release date

6/28/1978

Status

Released

Budget

$11,600,000

Revenue

$9,900,000

Origin country

GB

CH

Vote count

277