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The Wild Geese ()

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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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Colonel Allen Faulkner
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Lt. Shawn Fynn
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Capt. Rafer Janders
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Lt. Pieter Coetzee (as Hardy Kruger)
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Sir Edward Matherson
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President Julius Limbani
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Sgt. Jesse Link
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R.S.M. Sandy Young
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Father Geoghagen
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Arthur Witty
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Thomas Balfour
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Jock McTaggart
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Tosh Donaldson
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Rushton
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Heather
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Sonny Martinelli
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Emile Janders
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Mr. Martin
Brook Williams ...
Samuels
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Keith
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Esposito
Sydney Chama ...
Clark
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Alexander
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Mrs. Marjorie Young
Taks Senekal ...
East German Officer
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East German Officer
Terry Wells ...
Cuban Officer
Joe Cole ...
Derek
Fats Bookholane ...
Tribal Elder
John Alderson ...
Randy
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Anonymous Man
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Skyjacker
Robert Cunningham ...
Man on Aircraft
John Dennison ...
Matherson's butler
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Col. Mboya
Jules Walter ...
Mboya's ADC
Fred Bryant ...
Baronet Club manager
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1st Girl Dealer
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Sonny's Girlfriend
Jeannie Collings ...
Sonny's Girlfriend (as Joanna Collings)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Colin Abraham ...
Carpenter (uncredited)
B.H. Barry ...
Henchman (uncredited)
Robin Blair-Crawford ...
Mercenary (uncredited)
Rod Campbell ...
Mercenary (uncredited)
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Philips (uncredited)
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Body double (uncredited)
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Gennaro (uncredited)
Tim Condren ...
Henchman (uncredited)
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Mercenary / Zimba Soldier (uncredited)
Richard Cox ...
Skyjacker 3 (uncredited)
Clive Curtis ...
Randolf / Zimba Soldier (uncredited)
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Girl at Party (uncredited)
Bryan Davis ...
Hercules Pilot (uncredited)
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Henchman / Mercenary (uncredited)
Anthony Fridjhon ...
Skyjacker 2 (uncredited)
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Mercenary (uncredited)
Ryno Hattingh ...
Finchley (uncredited)
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Egyptian Girl Flirting with Faulkner (uncredited)
Jazzer Jeyes ...
Jones / Zimba Soldier (uncredited)
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Henchman / Stone (uncredited)
Harry Magnus ...
Williams (uncredited)
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Mercenary (uncredited)
Tullio Moneta ...
Tall Mercenary (uncredited)
Maia Newley ...
Girl at Party (uncredited)
Andre Parnell ...
Mercenary (uncredited)
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Mercenary / Zimba Soldier (uncredited)
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Henchman (uncredited)
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Hitman at Club (uncredited)
Chris Scott ...
Mercenary (uncredited)
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Pilot (uncredited)
Len Sparrowhawk ...
Slate (uncredited)
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Cavendish (uncredited)
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Mercenary / Zimba Soldier (uncredited)
Peter Terry ...
Mercenary (uncredited)
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Club Patron (uncredited)
Garth Watkins ...
Club Patron (uncredited)
Chris Webb ...
Zimba Soldier (uncredited)

Directed by

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Andrew V. McLaglen

Written by

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Reginald Rose ... (screenplay)
 
Daniel Carney ... (novel "The Wild Geese")

Produced by

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Chris Chrisafis ... associate producer (uncredited)
Erwin C. Dietrich ... producer
Euan Lloyd ... producer
Douglas Netter ... co-producer (uncredited)

Music by

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Roy Budd

Cinematography by

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Jack Hildyard ... (photographed by)

Editing by

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John Glen

Editorial Department

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John Grover ... assembly editor

Casting By

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Rose Tobias Shaw

Production Design by

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Syd Cain

Art Direction by

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Bob Bell

Makeup Department

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Ron Berkeley ... makeup artist
Paul Engelen ... makeup artist
Richard Mills ... makeup artist
Neville Smallwood ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Norman Foster ... production manager
Ray Freeborn ... unit manager
Harold Buck ... production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Derek Cracknell ... assistant director
John Glen ... second unit director
Raymond Becket ... second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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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

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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

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Kit West ... special effects
Nick Allder ... special effects (uncredited)

Stunts

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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

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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

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Elsa Fennell ... costume supervisor

Location Management

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Ray Freeborn ... location manager
Edward Eagle ... location assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

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National Philharmonic Orchestra ... music performed by (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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June Randall ... continuity

Additional Crew

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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)
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Storyline

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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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Also Known As
  • Les oies sauvages (France)
  • Die Wildgänse kommen (Germany)
  • Patos salvajes (Spain)
  • Дивите гъски (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
  • Los gansos salvajes (Colombia)
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Runtime
  • 134 min
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Budget $10,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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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.
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