Commander robin wesley, leader of a group of mercenaries, go to the golden triangle in southeast asia to overthrow the dictator, who is a major manufacturer and dealer of the worlds opium. Wild geese is not the sequel to the wild geese film, but a derivative film. Wildgeese 1986 stream and watch online a mercenary lewis collins and team enter the socalled golden triangle of southeast asia to destroy an opium refinery. Modern musketeers a british multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central africa. May 24, 20 admittedly, neither aspect will outdo most of the other catalogue action movies that have been released on bluray recently and i might just prefer the av qualities of the arrow video region b release a bit over this one which also features an italianmade ripoff, code name. Wild geese starring lewis collins, lee van cleef, klaus kinski and ernest borgnine was an imposter in the midst, a macaroni combat film ie a war movie made in italy to the same standards of their spaghetti westerns, and which ive previously blogged about on here that had no official link to the original. The wild geese was written by daniel carney and published in 1978, just before the release of the movie of the same name.
The story takes place in the golden triangle area of southeast asia where a band of mercenaries under the command of captain robin wesley lewis collins fights a. I guess it might have been slightly better than i was expecting. Soundtrack english, enjoy top rated service and worldwide shipping. Codename wildgeese ost is a music studio album recording by eloy psychedelicspace rockprogressive rock released in 1984 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. What i want to let you know is that the video quality is at best a 310. In the pantheon of war films the wild geese is undoubtedly the best mercenary movie ever made. Looking back at it almost 20 years later, wild geese ii is a fantastic cinematic snapshot of 1980s cold war berlin. In the wild geese, for example, we observe the following formula. With the majority of its cast either dead or well into their dotage, and with rumours spreading over the possibility of a remake, the time has come to reconsider one of the great action classics of the 20 th century and its bloody roots in the heart of darkest africa. It was some years later that i realised that codename. The movie begins with over blown explosions and tensions among the team members. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The wild geese enjoyed a royal premiere with most of the stars of the film present, alongside other luminaries such as john mills. Once youve cast the movie youve almost made it, and the story is so predictable its a wonder audiences go to see it yet once again. Caldera records is proud to present the original score for the motion picture wild geese ii from 1985, directed by peter hunt. A british action adventure centered on a group of aging mercenaries. Wild geese ii a group of mercenaries is hired to spring rudolf hess from spandau prison in berlin. Wild geese original italian title arcobaleno selvaggio, german title geheimcode. The movie is based on a daniel carney novel, the thin white line, latter published as the wild geese. Dawes brings back most of the cast and props, hello again flamethrowing helicopter, my old friend of codename. The idea for the book is said to have come from the rumours and speculation following the 1968 landing of a mysterious airplane in rhodesia, which was said to have been loaded with mercenaries and an african president believed to have been a.
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. Maclaglen, based on an unpublished novel titled the thin white line by daniel carney, later published as the wild geese itself after the films success. Full screen stars anthony quinn, ava gardner, ray sharkey, anna karina a resentful, unfulfilled mother, a father whos been beaten by the system to which hes devoted his life to, cary, the son, whos breaking free of their grip, and regina, the innocent woman, who is about to set off tensions that have been festering in the family for years. Code name wild geese 1984 klaus kinski deleted video. Wildganse is a 1984 italianwest german war movie directed by antonio margheriti credited as anthony m. A group of mercenaries attempt to overthrow a brutal dictator in. As a fan of the original wild geese, i wasnt expecting a whole lot from the movie itself. Latest news eastenders whitney learns shocking truth as michaela threatens revenge1h ago. It s another lowbudget highaction spectacular saved from 80s video shop hell by arrowdrome. Breakthrough 1979 richard burton, robert mitchum full movie duration. Colonel faulkner burton is set with the risky assignment for his group to rescue a leader. The wild geese 1978 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Wildganse is a 1984 west germanitalian euro war film directed by antonio margheriti and starring lewis collins in the first of their three mercenary war films.
I was stationed there at that time as an army intelligence officer, and the movie brings back many memories. Wild geese dvd movie video at cd universe, standard screen. For starters, the movie stars richard burton, richard harris, and roger moore. This movie also features klaus kinski dying quite gloriously, ernest borgnine as the most naive ciadude ever put on film and lee van cleef. Wild geese ii internet movie firearms database guns in. The wild geese is a 1978 britishswiss war film directed by andrew v. Wild geese for second go thats more revolutionary saga than men on a mission thriller. Please look at the pictures and if you have any questions email us. Wildganse is a 1984 west germanitalian euro war film directed by antonio. The screenplay concerns a group of mercenaries in africa. Maclaglen, based on an unpublished novel titled the thin white line by daniel carney, later published as the wild geese itself after the films success allen faulkner richard burton is a retired british army colonel now making his trade as a mercenary. Many of the special features for severins region free bddvd release of the. Allen faulkner richard burton is a retired british army colonel now making his trade as a mercenary. Richard burton was set to star in the film, but when he died, edward fox was.
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. A group of mercenaries, led by former lebanese soldier john haddad scott glenn, is hired to rescue rudolf hess laurence olivier, the only surviving leader of nazi germany from spandau prison in west berlin. Wild geese, as a standard definition bonus but this one still. Expect vhs quality with lots of drags that result in the audio not synced with video. The wild geese movie starred richard burton, roger moore, richard harris and hardy kruger.
Cast information crew information company information news box office. With richard burton, roger moore, richard harris, hardy kruger. This is a 1986 press photo from codename wildgeese movie. Commander robin wesley, leader of a group of mercenaries, go to the golden triangle in southeast asia to overthrow the dictator, who is a major manufacturer and dealer of the worlds opiu. Recipes and techniques for cooking ducks and geese, both wild and. Wild geese ii is a 1985 british action thriller directed by peter r. Edward fox is better than burton who i greatly admire, but felt looked too old even in wild geese one. Curiously, although the book is not a novelisation of the movie, it was unpublished at the time the movie was made.
Browse our collection of hard to find and out of print movies on dvd. Wildgeese movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. It was the result of a longheld ambition of its producer euan lloyd to make an allstar adventure film similar to the guns of navarone or where eagles dare. Commando leopard 1985 directed by antonio margheriti. Aug 22, 2007 battletrained killers from the sas, cia and csg 9. Jan 05, 20 it was some years later that i realised that codename. Wild geese is a euroaction classic with a cast including lee van cleef, ernest borgnine and klaus kinski. Theyve flown sorties in vietnam, toured behind the lines in the falklands and belfast, and blasted the h. He is recruited by the magnate sir edward matheson. A mercenary soldier richard burton is hired to parachute into an african nation and rescue the captive head of a populist political movement. Several rival forces, including an east germansupported terrorist karl stroebling robert.
Watch wild geese ii full movie 1985 video dailymotion. A british banker hires a group of british mercenaries to rescue a deposed african president from the hands of a corrupt african dictator. A 1978 war movie produced by euan lloyd and directed by andrew v. Laurence olivier trots out his latecareer german accent once again, playing rudolf hess in this sequel to wild geese. The wild geese war drama 1978 richard burton, roger moore, richard harris. Good quality action film, and it is the full uncut version. Wildgeese 1986 stream and watch online a mercenary lewis collins and team enter the socalled golden triangle of southeast asia to. The wild geese original motion picture soundtrack roy. Wildgeese stars lewiscollins, leevan cleef, ernestborgnine, klauskinski the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 47 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. As a kid in the 80s, roaming the video clubs and staring up at the shelves open mouthed with excitement at the ranges of rip roaring action that, if i was lucky, my parents would allow me to watch, i always thought there were three wild geese movies. The film is loosely connected to the wild geese from 1978, starring richard burton, richard harris and hardy kruger.
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