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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.
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.
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 ...
Watson appeared in over 70 films, including: On the Beat (1962) in which he played a police sergeant, Peeping Tom, This Sporting Life, Grand Prix, Tobruk, The McKenzie Break, The Devil's Brigade and The Wild Geese (1978), plus in the Music video of Intaferon - Steam Hammer Sam (published 1983). [1] [9]
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]
Code Name: Wild Geese (Italian: Arcobaleno selvaggio, German: Geheimcode: Wildgänse) is a 1984 West German-Italian Euro War film directed by Antonio Margheriti and starring Lewis Collins in the first of their three mercenary war films. Despite the film's title, Code Name: Wild Geese is not the sequel to The Wild Geese film, but a derivative ...
Ronald Fraser was born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, [2] the son of an interior decorator and builder from Scotland. [2] He attended Ashton-under-Lyne Grammar School . [ 3 ] He was further educated in Scotland and did national service as a lieutenant in the Seaforth Highlanders . [ 2 ]
The action film The Wild Geese which he co-produced with Euan Lloyd garnered him international recognition. The cast included Richard Harris , Roger Moore , Richard Burton , and Hardy Krüger did its share; the movie was seen by 4 million movie-goers in Germany alone and advanced to become a huge blockbuster in 1978, ultimately winning the ...