The Wild Geese (1978)

The Wild Geese (1978)

1978-06-28 United Kingdom, Switzerland 134 Min. PG-13
6.8 249 votes

Overview

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

Roger Moore is Lt. Shawn Fynn
Lt. Shawn Fynn
Richard Harris is Capt. Rafer Janders
Capt. Rafer Janders
Hardy Krüger is Lt. Pieter Coetze
Lt. Pieter Coetze
Richard Burton is Col. Allen Faulkner
Col. Allen Faulkner
Stewart Granger is Sir Edward Matherson
Sir Edward Matherson
John Kani is Sgt. Jesse Blake
Sgt. Jesse Blake
Jack Watson is RSM Sandy Young
RSM Sandy Young
Frank Finlay is Fr. Geoghagen
Fr. Geoghagen
Kenneth Griffith is Arthur Witty
Arthur Witty
Ronald Fraser is Sgt. Jock McTaggart
Sgt. Jock McTaggart
Barry Foster is Thomas Balfour
Thomas Balfour
Winston Ntshona is Julius Limbani
Julius Limbani