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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 portrayed Richard Roundtree's nemesis, Amafi, in the film Shaft in Africa (1973), before playing Porthos for director Richard Lester in The Three Musketeers (also 1973), [1] The Four Musketeers (1975) and The Return of the Musketeers (1989). [1] He appeared in several additional films, including The Wild Geese (1978) [1] and The Key by Tinto ...
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 ...
His last film was Wild Geese II (1985) starring Scott Glenn and Laurence Olivier. [7] Lloyd appeared in the short documentary The Last of the Gentleman Producers which accompanied the 2004 release of The Wild Geese on DVD, [3] and also contributed to the audio commentary alongside Roger Moore and film editor/second unit director John Glen. He ...
In his last years, he worked repeatedly for director Shirō Toyoda on films like The Wild Geese, Marital Relations, and A Cat, Shozo, and Two Women, his final film. [3] [9] Miura died in 1956 at the age of 53. [1] [2] The Japan Film Photographers Club initiated the Mitsuo Miura Award for new cinematographers in his memory. [4] In their 1959 ...
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]