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Bookmark this pageThe Wild Geese (1977)
Director: Andrew V McLaglen
Movie review
From Time Out Film Guide
Dried-out 'hellraisers' Burton and Harris totter together for this mercenary outing which transfers the fundamental plotline of The Professionals to Africa: sinister businessman Granger hires Burton as head of a private army to rescue imprisoned black liberal leader. Harris' gooey relationship with his son sets him up for the chop from the start; racist Krüger, to whom niggers are the white man's burden, ends up carrying black leader cross country and undergoes a last-minute change of heart; 'camp' doctor Kenneth Griffith gets ripped apart by lithe black men, much to his delight. The natives are more primitive than they were in Zulu. It's also the kind of film that would be deeply misogynist... if there were any women in it.Author: CPe
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- Muriel said...
- Posted on Oct 19 2011 03:55 My dad was the air traffic controller who was called on the night of the actual event to refuel the blighted plane at Kariba airport, I still remember the security around the event.
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- Harry said...
- Posted on Jul 25 2009 01:00 Probably the best film I have ever watched, it has everything. The storyline is believable and action packed. There are no special effects and the good guys do not always survive the ending of the film as with modern action films.
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Cast & crew
Director: Andrew V McLaglen
Producer: Euan Lloyd
Cast: Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Hardy Krüger, Stewart Granger, Jack Watson, Winston Ntshona, John Kani, Frank Finlay, Kenneth Griffith, Barry Foster, Jeff Corey full cast
Genre(s): Action/Adventure
Duration: 134 mins
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