The Wild Geese

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Huntin P @PaxVobiscum80 2 days ago Ten or more years after another commando movie, Where Eagles Dare, Richard Burton was back in soldier's drag as a mercenary being put to the task by a wealthy business, Sir Something (Stewart Granger). The mission: to assemble a team of old soldiers, enter a TPLAC (that's for the Yes Minister fans) where a pro-democracy leader - basically Mandela in all but name - is being secretly held by a warlord, and rescue him. First on Burton's list of names is Richard Harris's reluctant logistics expert, and then Roger Moore's pilot, and then the rest. Badass Dad's Army Goes Abroad? Things get complicated when their unscrupulous employer does a deal, as it were, with the other side, and so they find themselves abandoned in a hostile territory, and the local warlord's elite battalion bearing down on them. Can they find a way out? The Wild Geese is a movie of its period. It's rather sentimental, or maudlin, so keep a tissue handy. Borodin's nocturne and plenty of machetes. See more Alain E @AlainE Jun 21, 2026 The decision to insert questionable comedy to an action movie make the result impossible to watch. As it is the graphics in the opening credits plus the Joan Armatrading song, is what survives, in addition to the first ten minutes or so. See more J H @JLHIII Apr 28, 2026 A bit dated with a poor music store. However it has a good story, some big names and nice action scenes. Also reflects the impact of greed and colonialism in Africa that continues 50 years later. See more Will G @Kingofthepixies May 31, 2025 Marvellous. Excellent, will be a little older worlde for some of the modern audiences. See more Don S @RT67300157 Mar 2, 2025 A typical mercenary movie set in Africa but with an outstanding cast. A decent plot and good entertainment for anyone that enjoys action films. See more J C @RT02551071 Oct 23, 2024 This is the best Mercenary movie ever made by a mortal man! What a cast. If only I was alive for the Congo crisis I would have been there, with my Sten gun fighting with the Katanga boys and MAD MIKE. Burton at his best, Harris - awesome, some Roger to top it off, Hardy Kruger pretending to be South African, and Stewart Granger - the Scarlet Pimpernel" himself as the background villian pushin the pawns and getting his just desserts at the end. Such a sad ending, every time I watch this, I am thinking run faster Raeff! And "Oh my - you are beauties!" See more Read all reviews

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