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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.
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 ]
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 ...
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 ...
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]
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 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 ...