The Wild Geese (1978)

11/11/1978 2h 14m

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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.

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Cast Ages at Release

Roger Moore

as Lt. Shawn Fynn

Born 10/14/1927

Died 05/23/2017, age

Richard Harris

as Capt. Rafer Janders

Born 10/01/1930

Died 10/25/2002, age

Hardy Krüger

as Lt. Pieter Coetze

Born 04/12/1928

Died 01/19/2022, age

Richard Burton

as Col. Allen Faulkner

Born 11/10/1925

Died 08/05/1984, age

Stewart Granger

as Sir Edward Matherson

Born 05/06/1913

Died 08/16/1993, age

John Kani

as Sgt. Jesse Blake

Born 11/30/1943, age

Frank Finlay

as Fr. Geoghagen

Born 08/06/1926

Died 01/30/2016, age

Barry Foster

as Thomas Balfour

Born 08/21/1927

Died 02/11/2002, age

Winston Ntshona

as Julius Limbani

Born 10/06/1941

Died 08/02/2018, age

David Ladd

as Sonny Martinelli

Born 02/05/1947, age

Jeff Corey

as Mr Martin

Born 08/10/1914

Died 08/16/2002, age

Ken Gampu

as Alexander

Born 08/28/1929

Died 11/04/2003, age

Patrick Holt

as Skyjacker

Born 01/31/1912

Died 10/12/1993, age