Realização:
Andrew V. McLaglenArgumento:
Reginald RoseCâmara:
Jack HildyardMúsica:
Roy BuddElenco:
Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Hardy Krüger, Stewart Granger, John Kani, Winston Ntshona, Frank Finlay, David Ladd, Barry Foster, Ronald Fraser (mais)Sinopses(1)
Colonel Allen Faulkner (Burton) is secretly back in London to accept the task of reinstating an African leader deposed in a violent military coup, but without the combat skills of his two old friends, there isn't going to be a mission. With his two reliable loose cannons in place, Faulkner and the team enact a text book rescue operation but disaster is close at hand when the cynical multinational who set up the whole deal turns the tables, striking a new deal with the local despot which sees The Wild Geese trying to escape with their lives intact. (Arrow Films)
(mais)Críticas (2)
In its time, it was definitely a remarkable and above-average film, although it has certainly aged and if I give it 3 stars today, it's mainly for the cast and corresponding performances. Otherwise, the script is unfinished and based on a dysfunctional idea. If it were really like this, it would be excessively convoluted and mainly foolish from the tenant's side because an African dictator would inevitably see a similar course of action as a violation of the painstakingly negotiated agreement. It would be much simpler to inform the African party about the kidnapping and attack on the base during negotiations and use it as a bonus in negotiating the price. The result would be a trap, where the commando would be eliminated during parachute drop or possibly during an attempt to attack the barracks. Why would the regime waste its elite soldiers and risk a long pursuit and search operations? Moreover, the investor would save money on the plane and complications. The action scenes are filmed pathetically and somewhat naively, but Burton and Harris can be forgiven for a lot of things due to their charisma and displayed machismo. Besides, the film doesn't just strive for action, but also for a certain intellectual superstructure. Overall impression: 55%.
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In the Czech Republic it’s homing pigeons, in Britain its wild geese that keep coming back. Although it isn’t according to Forsyth’s “Dogs of War", it would make an ideal adaptation. While they are still in London (i.e. in suits and interiors), when they put the team together and plan the raid, I have no objections. But as soon as the old men squeeze into their uniforms, this suddenly becomes a dime-a-dozen war movie like dozens of others. At least here they resist pathos for a long time. Occasional weaker moments are reliably kept above water by the charisma of the central trio and not absolutely dumb dialogs (in “fifty against thousands" subgenre style). Mainly the dialog about the morals of being a mercenary was spot on.
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