The Wild Geese (1978)
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- R
- 2h 14min
- Action, Adventure
- 11 Nov 1978 (USA)
- Movie
A British banker hires a group of British mercenaries to rescue a deposed African President from the hands of a corrupt African dictator.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Cast verified as complete
Richard Burton | ... |
Colonel Allen Faulkner
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Roger Moore | ... |
Lt. Shawn Fynn
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Richard Harris | ... |
Capt. Rafer Janders
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Hardy Krüger | ... |
Lt. Pieter Coetzee
(as Hardy Kruger)
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Stewart Granger | ... |
Sir Edward Matherson
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Winston Ntshona | ... |
President Julius Limbani
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John Kani | ... |
Sgt. Jesse Link
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Jack Watson | ... |
R.S.M. Sandy Young
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Frank Finlay | ... |
Father Geoghagen
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Kenneth Griffith | ... |
Arthur Witty
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Barry Foster | ... |
Thomas Balfour
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Ronald Fraser | ... |
Jock McTaggart
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Ian Yule | ... |
Tosh Donaldson
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Patrick Allen | ... |
Rushton
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Rosalind Lloyd | ... |
Heather
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David Ladd | ... |
Sonny Martinelli
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Paul Spurrier | ... |
Emile Janders
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Jeff Corey | ... |
Mr. Martin
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Brook Williams | ... |
Samuels
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Percy Herbert | ... |
Keith
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Glyn Baker | ... |
Esposito
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Sydney Chama | ... |
Clark
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Ken Gampu | ... |
Alexander
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Jane Hylton | ... |
Mrs. Marjorie Young
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Taks Senekal | ... |
East German Officer
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Martin Grace | ... |
East German Officer
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Terry Wells | ... |
Cuban Officer
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Joe Cole | ... |
Derek
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Fats Bookholane | ... |
Tribal Elder
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John Alderson | ... |
Randy
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Terence Longdon | ... |
Anonymous Man
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Patrick Holt | ... |
Skyjacker
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Robert Cunningham | ... |
Man on Aircraft
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John Dennison | ... |
Matherson's butler
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Thomas Baptiste | ... |
Col. Mboya
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Jules Walter | ... |
Mboya's ADC
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Fred Bryant | ... |
Baronet Club manager
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Valerie Leon | ... |
1st Girl Dealer
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Anna Bergman | ... |
Sonny's Girlfriend
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Jeannie Collings | ... |
Sonny's Girlfriend
(as Joanna Collings)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Colin Abraham | ... |
Carpenter (uncredited)
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B.H. Barry | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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Robin Blair-Crawford | ... |
Mercenary (uncredited)
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Rod Campbell | ... |
Mercenary (uncredited)
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Christopher Chittell | ... |
Philips (uncredited)
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Bob Christo | ... |
Body double (uncredited)
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Graham Clarke | ... |
Gennaro (uncredited)
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Tim Condren | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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George Lane Cooper | ... |
Mercenary / Zimba Soldier (uncredited)
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Richard Cox | ... |
Skyjacker 3 (uncredited)
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Clive Curtis | ... |
Randolf / Zimba Soldier (uncredited)
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Suzanne Danielle | ... |
Girl at Party (uncredited)
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Bryan Davis | ... |
Hercules Pilot (uncredited)
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Eddie Eddon | ... |
Henchman / Mercenary (uncredited)
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Anthony Fridjhon | ... |
Skyjacker 2 (uncredited)
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Richard Graydon | ... |
Mercenary (uncredited)
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Ryno Hattingh | ... |
Finchley (uncredited)
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Susan Hunt | ... |
Egyptian Girl Flirting with Faulkner (uncredited)
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Jazzer Jeyes | ... |
Jones / Zimba Soldier (uncredited)
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George Leech | ... |
Henchman / Stone (uncredited)
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Harry Magnus | ... |
Williams (uncredited)
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Solly Marx | ... |
Mercenary (uncredited)
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Tullio Moneta | ... |
Tall Mercenary (uncredited)
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Maia Newley | ... |
Girl at Party (uncredited)
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Andre Parnell | ... |
Mercenary (uncredited)
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Greg Powell | ... |
Mercenary / Zimba Soldier (uncredited)
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Terry Richards | ... |
Henchman (uncredited)
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Leslie Schofield | ... |
Hitman at Club (uncredited)
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Chris Scott | ... |
Mercenary (uncredited)
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Bob Simmons | ... |
Pilot (uncredited)
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Len Sparrowhawk | ... |
Slate (uncredited)
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Gordon Steel | ... |
Cavendish (uncredited)
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Rocky Taylor | ... |
Mercenary / Zimba Soldier (uncredited)
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Peter Terry | ... |
Mercenary (uncredited)
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Reg Thomason | ... |
Club Patron (uncredited)
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Garth Watkins | ... |
Club Patron (uncredited)
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Chris Webb | ... |
Zimba Soldier (uncredited)
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Directed by
Andrew V. McLaglen |
Written by
Reginald Rose | ... | (screenplay) |
Daniel Carney | ... | (novel "The Wild Geese") |
Produced by
Chris Chrisafis | ... | associate producer (uncredited) |
Erwin C. Dietrich | ... | producer |
Euan Lloyd | ... | producer |
Douglas Netter | ... | co-producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Roy Budd |
Cinematography by
Jack Hildyard | ... | (photographed by) |
Editing by
John Glen |
Editorial Department
John Grover | ... | assembly editor |
Casting By
Rose Tobias Shaw |
Production Design by
Syd Cain |
Art Direction by
Bob Bell |
Makeup Department
Ron Berkeley | ... | makeup artist |
Paul Engelen | ... | makeup artist |
Richard Mills | ... | makeup artist |
Neville Smallwood | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
Norman Foster | ... | production manager |
Ray Freeborn | ... | unit manager |
Harold Buck | ... | production supervisor (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Derek Cracknell | ... | assistant director |
John Glen | ... | second unit director |
Raymond Becket | ... | second assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Simon Wakefield | ... | set director |
Maurice Cain | ... | assistant art director (uncredited) |
Terry Wells | ... | stand-by property master (uncredited) |
Barry Wilkinson | ... | stand-by props (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Dino Di Campo | ... | sound editor |
Gordon Everett | ... | sound recordist |
Gerry Humphreys | ... | dubbing mixer |
Colin Miller | ... | sound editor |
Allan Sones | ... | sound editor |
Richard Hymns | ... | Assistant Sound editor: additional (uncredited) / sound editor: making of doc "Stars' War The Flight of the Wild Geese" (uncredited) |
William Parnell | ... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Kit West | ... | special effects |
Nick Allder | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Stunts
B.H. Barry | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Tim Condren | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
George Lane Cooper | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Clive Curtis | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Eddie Eddon | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Martin Grace | ... | stunt double: Hardy Krüger (uncredited) / stunt double: Richard Burton (uncredited) / stunt double: Roger Moore (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
Richard Graydon | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Jazzer Jeyes | ... | stunt double: Hardy Krüger (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
George Leech | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Solly Marx | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Greg Powell | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Terry Richards | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Bob Simmons | ... | stunt double: Richard Burton (uncredited) / stunts (uncredited) |
Rocky Taylor | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Chris Webb | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Ian Yule | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Graham Attwood | ... | stills photographer |
James Bawden | ... | camera operator (as Jimmy Bawden) |
Tony Braun | ... | special photography |
John Fenner | ... | gaffer |
Dudley Lovell | ... | second unit cameraman/operator |
Robin Wilter | ... | associate gaffer |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elsa Fennell | ... | costume supervisor |
Location Management
Ray Freeborn | ... | location manager |
Edward Eagle | ... | location assistant (uncredited) |
Music Department
National Philharmonic Orchestra | ... | music performed by (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
June Randall | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
Ronnie Bear | ... | production liaison |
Maurice Binder | ... | main title designed by |
Robin Blair-Crawford | ... | assistant tactical advisor |
Karl Breyer | ... | the photograph of Moise Tshombe seen in the main titles of this picture was taken by |
Richard Charter | ... | parachute jump master |
Brian Doyle | ... | publicist |
Scot Finch | ... | production associate |
Dick Hilland | ... | flying sequences and aerial adviser |
Mike Hoare | ... | military & technical adviser (as Col. Mike Hoare) |
Ron Mull | ... | caterer |
Maureen Newman | ... | production accountant |
Bob Simmons | ... | action arranger |
Barbara Back | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Carl Schmidt | ... | armourer (uncredited) |
Doris Spriggs | ... | assistant: Roger Moore (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Euan Lloyd Productions (Euan Lloyd's Production of An Andrew V. McLaglen Film)
- Richmond Film Productions (West)
- Varius Entertainment Trading A.G. (copyright Varius Entertainment Trading Co. A.G.)
- The Rank Organisation (In Association With)
Distributors
- Rank Film Distributors (1978) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Adams Filmi (1978) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Ascot Filmverleih (1978) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Europa Film (1978) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Distrifilms (1978) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Triangelfilm (1978) (Norway) (theatrical)
- City Film (1978) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Columbia-Warner Filmes de Portugal (1978) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Filmways Australasian Distributors (1978) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Allied Artists Pictures (1978) (United States) (theatrical)
- ITV - Independent Television (1981) (United Kingdom) (tv) (Original UK TV Premiere World TV Premiere)
- Rank Video Library (1981) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (Betamax V2000 Laserdisc)
- National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1982) (United States) (tv)
- Rank Home Video (1986) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (budget release) (Yours Forever series)
- Screen Legends (1986) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (For Rank Home Video)
- Lorimar Telepictures (1986) (United States) (tv) (Syndication)
- RCA Videodisc (1984) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Thorn EMI Video Australia (1984) (Australia) (video)
- Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Canale 5 (1989) (Italy) (tv)
- Nea Kinisi Video (1989) (Greece) (VHS)
- Europa Film (1990) (Finland) (VHS)
- Pickwick Video (1990) (United Kingdom) (video) (Rank Classic Collection Series)
- M6 (1993) (France) (tv) (dubbed version)
- CBS/Fox (1984) (United States) (VHS) (video) (laserdisc)
- Home Entertainment Corporation PLC (1998) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Best Buy Movie GmbH (BBM) (2000) (Germany) (VHS)
- Universum Film (UFA) (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
- M.I.B. (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
- WVG Medien (2003) (Germany) (DVD) (special edition)
- Home Entertainment Corporation PLC (2004) (United Kingdom) (video)
- Mosaic Movies (2004) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Future Film (2005) (Finland) (DVD)
- Mediawith Classics (2005) (Switzerland) (DVD)
- Tango Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2006) (Finland) (tv)
- Rough Trade Distribution (2007) (Germany) (DVD) (special edition)
- e-m-s the DVD-Company (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Arrow Film Distributors (2009) (United Kingdom) (video)
- New Line Home Vídeo (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD) (remastered special edition)
- Arrow Films (2012) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Severin Films (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- Severin Films (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Movie Channel (2014) (United States) (tv)
- Pidax Film (2019) (Germany) (DVD) (BluRay)
- Columbia-Warner Distributors (1978) (France) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (1978) (Italy) (theatrical)
- ITV - Independent Television (1981) (United Kingdom) (tv) (Original UK TV Showing)
- Rank Classic Collection (1990) (United Kingdom) (VHS) (via Pickwick)
- Warner Home Video (1986) (France) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (1986) (Italy) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- The Administrator of the Transvaal (the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance received from)
- The Board of Public Resorts (the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance received from)
- General Air Services (the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance received from)
- South African Airways (the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance received from)
- Safair Freighters (the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance received from)
- Parachute Industries (the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance received from)
- The Messina (Transvaal) Development Co. (the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance received from)
- Southern Sun Hotels (the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance received from)
- Royal Swazi Spa Hotel (the producers gratefully acknowledge the assistance received from)
- Eastside Communications (publicity: Germany)
- Lee Lighting (grip and lighting equipment)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
A British multinational 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.
Written by Richard Young |
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Taglines | The Dogs of War. The Best Damn Mercenaries in the Business! See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $10,000,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
Trivia | The producers originally wanted Burt Lancaster for the role of Rafer Janders, but when he began submitting alterations to the script to give his character the central role, he was replaced with Richard Harris. Lancaster claimed to have turned the part down because he felt the movie was "inferior". See more » |
Goofs | When Shaun (Roger Moore) confronts the two mafia men, the bodyguard goes for his pistol and is shot in the head. The sound Shaun's pistol makes sounds like a silenced shot, but his pistol has no silencer on it. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The Wild Geese/A Dream of Passion/Goin' Coconuts/Slow Dancing in the Big City/Violette (1978). See more » |
Soundtracks | Flight of the Wild Geese See more » |
Quotes |
RSM Sandy Young:
Sir! With respect, you can stick the money up your arse that's all I can offer you sir. - I love what I do, I also love these grubby, thickheaded men I trained - you most of all and I expect to be with them and with you because I'm needed. You want to see a REAL revolution? Try and stop me. See more » |