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The film is a sequel to the 1978 film The Wild Geese, which was also produced by Euan Lloyd and adapted from a novel by Carney. Richard Burton , who starred in the first film as Colonel Allen Faulkner, was planning to reprise his role, but died days before filming began.
Harris was sued by the film's producer for his drinking; Harris counter-sued for defamation and the matter was settled out of court. [17] Golden Rendezvous was a flop but The Wild Geese (1978), where Harris played one of several mercenaries, was a big success outside America. [18] Ravagers (1979) was more action, set in a post-apocalyptic world.
The Wild Geese is a 1978 war film starring an ensemble cast led by Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris and Hardy Krüger.The film, which was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen, was the result of a long-held ambition of producer Euan Lloyd to make an all-star adventure film in the vein of The Guns of Navarone or Where Eagles Dare.
He appeared in several additional films, including The Wild Geese (1978) [1] and The Key by Tinto Brass. Finlay starred as the father in the once-controversial Bouquet of Barbed Wire (1976), and its sequel Another Bouquet (1977), and he was reunited with his Bouquet of Barbed Wire co-star, Susan Penhaligon , when he played Professor Van Helsing ...
Set in the Congo, it was adapted as the film The Wild Geese (1978), with a screenplay by Reginald Rose (author of 12 Angry Men). [7] Under a Raging Sky (1980). Set in Rhodesia, its film rights were optioned by Euan Lloyd, producer of The Wild Geese and Wild Geese II, but the project was not filmed. [8] The Square Circle (1982). Bantam Books ...
The Wild Geese [ edit ] During the mid-1970s, Hoare was hired as technical adviser for the movie The Wild Geese , [ 27 ] the fictional story of a group of mercenary soldiers hired to rescue a deposed African president who resembled Tshombe while the central African nation the story was set in resembled the Congo. [ 26 ]
Susan "Suzy" Miller (married names Susan Hunt, Susan Burton; born c.1949 [1]) is a British model, dancer, and choreographer. [2] She has acted in several films such as Twenty Nine (1969) and The Wild Geese (1978). Miller gained notoriety for being married to Formula 1 race driver James Hunt (in 1974), and leaving him for Richard Burton in 1976. [2]
Returning to the UK in 1953, Allen made his film debut in Alfred Hitchcock's Dial M for Murder (1954). He subsequently appeared in character roles in many films, including Captain Clegg , The Wild Geese , The Sea Wolves , Puppet on a Chain , and Who Dares Wins . [ 2 ]