Die Wildgänse kommen (1978)
65KDie Wildgänse kommen: Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. With Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Hardy Krüger. A British banker hires a group of British mercenaries to rescue a deposed African President from the hands of a corrupt African dictator.
“Allegedly, loosely based on the incredible adventures of u0026quot;Mad Mikeu0026quot; Hoare and his mercenary unit operating in the Belgian Congo in the early sixties rescuing Westerners and stemmimg tribal violence…u0026quot;The Wild Geeseu0026quot; is a real u0026quot;Boys Ownu0026quot; adventure that races along like a good action film should !u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAgeing mercenary leader Allan Faulkner (Richard Burton) is hired by wealthy, but unscrupulous, merchant banker Sir Edward Matherson (Stewart Granger in an oily performance) to rescue an imprisoned African leader, Julius Limbani (Winston Ntshona) from terrorists and turn him over to his own people…at stake are copper mine concessions in Africa worth millions !!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBurton enlists the aid of war time pals, Capt. Rafer Janders (Richard Harris) debonair pilot Lt. Shawn Fynn (Roger Moore), ex-South African troubleshooter Pieter Coetze (Hardy Kruger) and u0026#39;tough as nailsu0026#39; RSM Sandy Young (Jack Watson) as well as about 40 other mercenaries to engage on one last adventure for truth, justice and a very large paycheck.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBurton u0026amp; Co. parachute into darkened Africa and all goes well….until a double cross emerges and the Wild Geese are running for their lives….outgunned and outmanned by the pursuing brutal, machete-wielding Simba troopsu003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhen the action commences in u0026quot;The Wild Geeseu0026quot;…it comes thick and fast…the film is filled with gritty firefights, fast paced entertainment and colorful use of African savannah / veldt locations for the battle scenes….highly recommended for fans of the action / war genre !!u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJust when is this film going to come out on DVD ???”
