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The wild geese

Burton, Richard, 1925-1984 (actor.). Moore, Roger, 1927-2017 (actor.). Harris, Richard, 1930-2002 (actor.). Krüger, Hardy, 1928-2022 (actor.). McLaglen, Andrew V. (Andrew Victor), 1920-2014 (director.). Rose, Reginald, (screenwriter.). Lloyd, Euan, 1923-2016 (producer.). Carney, Daniel, 1944-1987 Motion picture adaptation of (work): Wild geese. (Added Author). Severin Films, (production company.). Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Hardy Krüger. (Cast).

A team of aging mercenaries [are] hired by a wealthy industrialist for one final mission: recruit and train a squad of desperate commandos, parachute into an unstable African nation, snatch its deposed President from a maximum security army prison, escape via the military-controlled airport, and massacre anyone who gets in their way

DVD  - 2014
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Subject
Mercenary troops > Africa > Drama.
Rescues > Africa > Drama.
Genre
Action and adventure films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
  • Physical Description videodisc
    1 videodisc (approximately 129 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher [Los Angeles, California] : Severin Films LLC, [2014]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Originally released as a motion picture in 1978.
Based on the novel by Daniel Carney.
Special features: The Wild Geese director: exclusive new interview with director Andrew V. McLaglen; The mercenary: exclusive interview with military advisor Mike Hoare; The last of the gentleman producers: documentary on producer Euan Lloyd, featuring Lloyd, Roger Moore, Joan Armatrading, Ingrid Pitt & more; audio commentary with producer Euan lloyd, star Roger Moore, second unit director John Glen, moderated by filmmaker Jonathan Sothcott; The Flight of the Wild Geese: vintage featurette; The Wild Geese Royal Charity premiere newsreel; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Screenplay by Reginald Rose. Based on the novel by Daniel Carney. Produced by Euan Lloyd. Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen.
Participant or Performer Note: Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Hardy Krüger.
System Details Note:
DVD: widescreen 1.85:1, 16 x 9 presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 and Dolby digital 2.0 (mono); Region 0, NTSC.