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Ian Yule was born in the UK some time before the second world war. [2] During his career he was a member of the British Army's Royal Artillery [citation needed], Parachute Regiment [citation needed] and Special Air Service [citation needed] and served in the Korean War, taking part in the Battle of Inchon [citation needed] and Battle of Chosin Reservoir [citation needed], and later served in ...
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.
At least one of the actors of the movie, Ian Yule, had been a mercenary commanded by Hoare, before which he had served in the British Parachute Regiment and Special Air Service (SAS). [28] Of the actors playing mercenaries, four were born in Africa, two were former POWs, and most had received military training. [citation needed]
The Wild Geese: Allied Artists ... Ronald Fraser, John Kani, David Ladd, Ian Yule, Patrick Allen, Brook Williams, Percy Herbert, Jane Hylton, Paul Spurrier, Patrick ...
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. Game for Vultures (1979) was set in Rhodesia and shot in South Africa.
The Lamitas Property Investment Corporation financed a series of films, including several in South Africa, such as The Wild Geese (1978). The company committed about £5 million to Zulu Dawn, most of it raised from a Swiss bank, the Banque de Paris et des Pays-Bas. [4] HBO helped guarantee finance. [5]
Only two of a flock of 15 wild Canada geese that landed and became trapped in the La Brea Tar Pits in Los Angeles in late July have survived after they were rescued and cleaned off. Los Angeles ...
The Wild Geese of Ireland and their notable descendants. Also the Flight of the Earls and their notable descendants. Subcategories. This category has the following 2 ...