The Wild Geese (Standard Edition) (Blu-ray 4K)

Directed by Andrew V. McLaglen

Starring: Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Hardy Krüger, Stewart Granger, Jack Watson, Winston Ntshona, Frank Finlay, Kenneth Griffith, John Kani
Contributors: Reginald Rose, Euan Lloyd, Roy Budd, Jack Hildyard
Studio: Severin Films
Genre: Action
Main Language: English
Region: Region A,B,C
Release Date: 15 Dec 2025
Originally Issued: 1978
No of Discs: 2
BBFC Cert: (15) Suitable for 15 years and over.
Run Time: 133 minutes

Description

Richard Burton, Roger Moore and Richard Harris star in this action thriller directed by Andrew V. McLaglen. Colonel Allen Faulkner (Burton), a former soldier turned mercenary, is hired to rescue Julius Limbani (Winston Ntshona), a deposed president who has been imprisoned and is at risk of unlawful execution.

Faulkner recruits a number of his friends and former colleagues to join him including Captain Rafer Janders (Harris), Lieutenant Shawn Fynn (Moore) and Lieutenant Pieter Coetzee (Hardy Krüger). However, once the mission begins, they are betrayed and left stranded deep in enemy territory where they must undertake a desperate fight to escape and survive. The cast also includes Stewart Granger, Jack Watson and Frank Finlay.

Special Features

• Interactive Menus
• Bonus Footage
• Trailers
• Interviews: John Kani (actor); Paul Spurrier (actor); John Glen (2nd unit director/editor); Colin Miller (sound editor); Andrew V. McLaglen (director); Mike Hoare (military advisor)
• Commentary: Mike Leeder and Arne Venema (action film experts); John Grover (assembly editor) and Calum Waddell (South African historian); Euan Lloyd (producer), Roger Moore (actor) and John Glen moderated by Jonathan Sothcott (film-maker)
• Other Documentary: 'The Last of the Gentleman Producers'; 'The Flight of 'The Wild Geese''