November 8, 2008
Great little pot boiler done before these guys were so old as to be laughable.
Hardy Kruger, Jack Watson, John Kani
Mixing action, humor, sentiment, and even a few righteous moral convictions, The Wild Geese is good, rousing fun. Released theatrically in 1978 (oddly, this 2005 DVD release is referred to as t...( read more
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DVD Release Date: September 27, 2005
Stats: 236 reviews
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January 14, 2008An action war thriller which takes the best parts of the Dirty Dozen, the Dogs of War and others and rolls them into this hectic flick with more than a touch of style and throw in a star leading cast and yep, it works!
One of the best war action movies Ive seen, they sure dont...( read more) -
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May 5, 2007This was one of the most real performances Richard Burton ever gave. Also, Roger Moore and Richard Harris were amazing in it.
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November 4, 2009starts out quite well then becomes tediously predictable, some funny FX as well as the acting along side it.
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June 3, 2009Ex mercs claim this is one of the more realistic mercenary films. A great cast of my favorite, gristled, alcoholic actors (it's true -several had a provision in their contracts to stay off the sauce until production concluded) and a believable conclusion. Plenty of action and m...( read more)
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May 7, 2009one i can watch over and over again.....& just did....mercenaries with a heart o` GOLD..........bring on the new recruits......
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March 15, 2009A grim reminder of British colonial attitudes and behaviour towards Africa. Only the quality of the acting caste make this watchable at all. One can't help wondering if this was watched by Mark Thatcher whilst planning his own African coup d'etat a few years ago.
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