The Wild Geese (1978)

EnglishFilm1978134 minAction, Adventure, Thriller★ 6.8/10

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.

Directed by

Andrew V. McLaglen

Starring

Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Roger Moore

Music

Roy Budd

Released

1978-06-28

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