The Wild Geese
The Wild Geese
Release: 1978-06-28
·Runtime: 134m
·★ 6.8
Action
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.
Production Countries
United Kingdom
Switzerland
Production Companies
Richmond Productions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Ronald Fraser
as Sgt. Jock McTaggart
Patrick Holt
as Skyjacker
Winston Ntshona
as Julius Limbani
Rosalind Lloyd
as Heather
Greg Powell
as Mercenary
Kenneth Griffith
as Arthur Witty
Barry Foster
as Thomas Balfour
Percy Herbert
as Keith
Jane Hylton
as Mrs Marjorie Young
Ken Gampu
as Alexander
Terence Longdon
as Anonymous Man
Richard Burton
as Col. Allen Faulkner
Hardy Krüger
as Lt. Pieter Coetze
John Kani
as Sgt. Jesse Blake
Richard Harris
as Capt. Rafer Janders
Jack Watson
as RSM Sandy Young
David Ladd
as Sonny Martinelli
Jeff Corey
as Mr Martin
Leslie Schofield
as Hitman
Frank Finlay
as Fr. Geoghagen
Glyn Baker
as Esposito
Christopher Chittell
as Philips
Suzanne Danielle
as Girl at party
Valerie Leon
as 1st Girl Dealer
Thomas Baptiste
as Col. Mboya
Anna Bergman
as Sonny's Girlfriend
Richard Graydon
as Mercenary
Roger Moore
as Lt. Shawn Fynn
Stewart Granger
as Sir Edward Matherson
Ian Yule
as Tosh Donaldson
Patrick Allen
as Rushton
