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The Wild Geese|Richard Burton

The Wild Geese

Richard Burton and Roger Moore
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Overview

A British industrialist recruits a group of mercenaries to penetrate the African wilderness and rescue a deposed political leader awaiting execution at the hands of a military despot. While the prisoner is a man with noble visions of racial reform, the industrialist who's financing the operation cares only about his own business interests. When the rescue mission is no longer to his advantage, the businessman decides to alter the course of events -- setting off an explosion of violence.

Awards:

Main Cast & Crew:
Richard Burton
Roger Moore
Richard Harris
Hardy Kruger
Stewart Granger
Jack Watson
Winston Ntshona
John Kani
Kenneth Griffith
Frank Finlay

Details

    DVD Format
  • Format: DVD (Colorized, Widescreen, Dolby)
  • Run Time: 129
  • Color Format: Color
  • UPC: 663390000045
  • Genre: ACTION / ADVENTURE
  • Rating: R (MPAA)
  • Release Date: August 2014

Movie Reviews

Synopsis:
A band of war-hardened mercenaries journey into the heart of Africa to rescue the imprisoned leader of an African nation. A tough, gritty action adventure.

Notes:
Emanuel L. Wolff presentation; Anglo-Swiss Enterprise, Additional cast: Rosalind Lloyd (Heather); Brook Williams (Samuels); Ian Yule (Tosh); Patrick Allen (Rushton); Jane Hylton (Mrs. Young); Paul Spurrier (Emilio); Glyn Baker (Esposito); Sydney Chama (Clark). Jerry Donahue was additional music composer and performer on "Sonny's Theme (Dance of Death)." Shot in Eastmancolor and Panavision in the Messina Border Region, Tshipise, Transvaal, South Africa, Swaziland, and Twickenham Studios in UK. Copyright 1969 Lorimar Distribution.

Reviews:
"...[A] well photographed feature....Winston Ntshona is well cast..." - 05/24/1978 Variety


"[The film] delivers a cracking carbine-load of the ripe boys' own adventure..." - 07/01/2004 Uncut, p.142

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