The Wild Geese (1978)

• Action
• Adventure
• Thriller
• War

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.

Rating

6.8 / 10 (299 votes)

Release date

June 28, 1978

Runtime

2h 14m

Language

English

Director

Andrew V. McLaglen

Status

Released