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Overview
The Wild Geese is a British 1978 adventure film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen about a group of mercenaries in Africa. Euan Lloyd produced a sequel Wild Geese II (1985), based on the novel Square Circle, also by Daniel Carney.
- Number of Movies: 2
- Revenue: $9,900,000
Featured Cast
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John Haddad
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Lt. Shawn Fynn
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Capt. Rafer Janders
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Kathy Lukas
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Alex Faulkner
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Lt. Pieter Coetze
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Rudolf Hess
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Col. Allen Faulkner
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Robert McCann
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Sir Edward Matherson
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Stroebling
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Sgt. Jesse Blake
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RSM Sandy Young
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Col. Reed-Henry
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Writing
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Directing
November 11, 1978
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.
October 18, 1985
A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin.