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The Wild Geese (30th Anniversary Edition)

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9781598370249
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 1598370243
Label: Tango Entertainment
Manufacturer: Tango Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Tango Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 27, 2005
Running Time: 130 minutes
Sales Rank: 4102
Studio: Tango Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: November 11, 1978

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Studio: Tango Entertainment Inc Release Date: 09/27/2005

Amazon.com:
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 the '30th Anniversary Edition'), director Andrew V. McLaglen’s film depicts the adventures of a group of British mercenaries hired by a shady multinational corporation to free the benevolent leader of an African nation held captive by a ruthless dictator. Led by the caustic, no-nonsense Col. Allen Faulkner (Richard Burton), these soldiers of fortune are all stout fellows out to earn a big payday and restore a good man to his rightful place of power (the underlying message of universal racial brotherhood is effective, if somewhat simplistic), and they do their job swiftly and efficiently... at least until they're double-crossed by their venal, perfidious employers, at which point the film becomes a tale of survival and revenge. The cast, which also includes Richard Harris, Roger Moore, and a host of other fine veteran actors, is first-rate, the story-telling efficient, the dialogue entertaining (with occasional bursts of profanity), and the action reasonably exciting and not overly graphic. And even if the pace is somewhat leisurely by new millennium standards (we're nearly an hour into it before the actual mission starts), The Wild Geese is a very enjoyable ride. Bonus features include a profile of producer Euan Lloyd and commentary by Lloyd, Moore, and journalist Jonathan Sothcott. --Sam Graham




Rating: - "Geese" SOARS above "Dogs"
This movie is SO much better than "The Dogs of War". It has far more action and far more interesting ... Read More

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Rating: - What An Action Film Should Be
Imagine a film with three major stars put together with a good script and some fine action and what do ... Read More

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Rating: - Wild Geese
My husband asked me to get this for him. He has watched it many times since we got it and has thoroughly ... Read More

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Rating: - Cheesy but entertaining
A small band of mercenaries is sent into an unnamed country in Africa to snatch a political figure held prisoner. ... Read More

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Rating: - pawns in the game . . .
Hired by a British financier (Stewart Granger), the Wild Geese are a mercenary group, sent into Africa to rescue a ... Read More

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