The Wild Geese
1978 · 134 MIN · IMDB 6.8 · 14,868 VOTES · DIR. Andrew V. McLaglen
Overview
A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. 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. Just when the team has performed a perfect rescue, the multinational does a deal with the vicious dictator leaving the mercenary band to escape under their own steam and exact revenge.
Dialogue Timeline — 1,469 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:02:50 Colonel Faulkner
00:06:40 For the moment, just two.
00:10:34 Open it!
00:14:22 What was all that screaming about?
00:17:28 You know, apart from your charming personality
00:20:56 There it is.
00:24:47 Mr Martin, I do appreciate you coming at such short notice.
00:28:44 led by Shawn
00:32:30 Yes, I see.
00:35:48 Thank you.
00:38:58 I didn't know what that was so I laughed.
00:43:13 We can't make any noise.
00:47:10 Gentlemen, sit down.
00:51:07 When I'm not employed killing perfect strangers, I'm an out-of-work drunk.
01:05:46 The keys.
01:13:46 I thought we had this in the bag.
01:17:29 - They don't build bridges like this any more. - It would go off with a hell of a bang.
01:24:52 That's an improvement over kaffir.
01:29:24 You heathens!
01:39:29 alone.
01:43:47 I'll do that.
01:55:23 Everything! Do it.
02:01:38 There are 6 servants in this house.
02:06:31 Let's talk about your Father.
Cast & Characters
Richard Burton
Colonel Allen Faulkner
Roger Moore
Lt. Shawn Fynn
Richard Harris
Capt. Rafer Janders
Hardy Krüger
Lt. Pieter Coetzee
Stewart Granger
Sir Edward Matherson
Winston Ntshona
President Julius Limbani
John Kani
Sgt. Jesse Link
Jack Watson
R.S.M. Sandy Young
Frank Finlay
Father Geoghagen
Kenneth Griffith
Arthur Witty
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed1,469
Dialogue density11.0 lines / min
First line00:02:50
Final line02:06:31
Production Record
DirectorAndrew V. McLaglen
LanguageEnglish
Budget$11,600,000
Revenue$9,900,000
IMDb votes14,868