Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #27055 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-05-31
• Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 129 minutes

Special Features

• Audio commentary from actor Roger Moore, producer Euan Lloyd and editor John Glen
  
• Last Of The Gentlemen Producers: a documentary profiling producer Euan Lloyd
  
• Footage of the original charity premiere
  
• Interactive menu
  
• Scene access

DVD Technical Information:

• Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic
  
• Language: English
  
• Running Time: 2 hour and 9 minutes approx.
  
• Region Code: 2

Synopsis
A British industrialist recruits a group of mercenaries to penetrate the African wilderness and rescue a deposed political leader awaiting execution at the hands of a military despot. While the prisoner is a man with noble visions of racial reform, the industrialist who's financing the operation cares only about his own business interests. When the rescue mission is no longer to his advantage, the businessman decides to alter the course of events--setting off an explosion of violence.

Customer Reviews

A Piece of British Movie History
'The Wild Geese' is one of my favourite films and I watch it at least a couple of times a year. I first saw at the cinema when it was released, I loved it then, and it never fails to delight me now. Firstly, as I point out in the title of this review, it is a piece of cinema history, bringing together three giants of the British cinema in the 70s & 80s - Burton, Moore & Harris. Secondly, it is a cracking film in its own right. It never flags, has plenty of action, humour and most of all it just is such a good representation of the late 70s - Concorde, mercenaries, perms, you name it, it's got it. It's 'The Professionals' territory: shady government departments, shady big business deals , even the Mafia are thrown in. Wonderful. See it and enjoy it. It is rich in classic lines. Among my favourites are Burton saying to Harris 'Julius Limbani is alive!' 'I don't care!' Harris states. To which Burton replies 'Yes you do! If there's one African leader you do care about, it's Julius Limbani!'; Burton sinking a glass of red wine given him by Harris, pulling a face and saying 'Disgusting!' to which Harris replies 'Yes isn't it' and refills his glass; Jack Watson as the RSM at the beginning of the mercenaries' training - 'Right! Let's try for our first heart attack, shall we?'; Barry Foster giving Burton a telephone number 'at which I can always be reached' - oh, how did we manage in those days without mobiles!!!!??? I could go on and on. Suffice to say, a classic.

A moving and
Has been a long wait to get this 1977 classic on DVD but here it is and it's been worth the wait.

What we have here is a brilliant story of mercenaries in Africa that contains many fine and intense moments balanced against a script that builds intelligently and never fails to entertain.
The scripting is only matched by the performances that still resonate WITH ME after 26 years. Richard Burton is exceptionally good and believable as the bands leader, and Richard Harris shows glimpses of why he was an actor still sought after until his recent death. On that topic, watching the scene at the training camp where Harris and Burton discuss their own mortality now holds a deeper meaning - I raise my glass to these legends.

Roger Moore is the debonair wise cracker and Hardy Kruger plays the hard-bitten tough South African to an absolute tea.
Special mention to Jack Watson's beautiful performance and Kenneth Griffith's wonderful 'Witty'.

Compared to some of the rubbish churned out these days The Wild Geese delivers full on and is bona fide 100% classic.

Glorious
This is one of the most entertaining films of the late seventies. The cast list is impeccable, the story is gripping and the soundtrack is utterly marvellous.

If you're already a fan of movies like "Where Eagles Dare", "The Dirty Dozen" and "Kelly's Heroes" then this is an absolute must for your collection.

Sir Roger Moore plays Sean Finn, a suave soldier who can "fly any plane you care to mention". Richeard Burton is Alan Faulkner, a mercenary who declares that his liver is to be buried seperately "with full honours" and Richard Harris is Rafer Janders, the best military planner in the business. What more could you possibly want?

Buy it.