The Wild Geese

1978 film by Andrew V. McLaglen
Movie film Q64211
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The Wild Geese

Summary

The Wild Geese is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,045 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Wild Geese's instance of is recorded as film[3].
  • The Wild Geese was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen[4].
  • Reginald Rose wrote the screenplay for The Wild Geese[5].
  • The Wild Geese's composer is recorded as Roy Budd[6].
  • The Wild Geese's genre is war film[7].
  • The Wild Geese's genre is drama film[8].
  • The Wild Geese's based on is recorded as The Wild Geese[9].
  • The Wild Geese was followed by Wild Geese II[10].
  • A cast member of The Wild Geese was Richard Burton[11].
  • A cast member of The Wild Geese was Roger Moore[12].
  • A cast member of The Wild Geese was Richard Harris[13].
  • A cast member of The Wild Geese was Hardy Krüger[14].
  • A cast member of The Wild Geese was Stewart Granger[15].
  • A cast member of The Wild Geese was Frank Finlay[16].
  • A cast member of The Wild Geese was Percy Herbert[17].
  • A cast member of The Wild Geese was Kenneth Griffith[18].
  • A cast member of The Wild Geese was Winston Ntshona[19].
  • A cast member of The Wild Geese was Jack Watson[20].
  • A cast member of The Wild Geese was Barry Foster[21].
  • A cast member of The Wild Geese was Ronald Fraser[22].
  • A cast member of The Wild Geese was Patrick Allen[23].
  • A cast member of The Wild Geese was Valerie Leon[24].
  • A cast member of The Wild Geese was Jeff Corey[25].
  • A cast member of The Wild Geese was Terence Longdon[26].
  • The Wild Geese was produced by Euan Lloyd[27].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Wild Geese was produced by Euan Lloyd[27]. It was directed by Andrew V. McLaglen[4]. Reginald Rose wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Richard Burton[11], Roger Moore[12], Richard Harris[13], Hardy Krüger[14], Stewart Granger[15], and Frank Finlay[16].

Publication

Publication dates include June 28, 1978[28], July 7, 1978[29], July 28, 1978[30], August 5, 1978[31], August 17, 1978[32], and September 2, 1978[33]. The original language of The Wild Geese was English[34]. Genres include war film[7] and drama film[8].

Reception

Reviews include 6.4/10[35] and 70%[36].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Wild Geese's after a work by is recorded as Daniel Carney[37]. It was followed by Wild Geese II[10].

Why It Matters

The Wild Geese ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,045 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [34] . wikidata.org.
  27. [35] . wikidata.org.
  28. [36] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . wikidata.org.
  30. [29] . wikidata.org.
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  32. [31] . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] . wikidata.org.
  34. [33] . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 78492
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14821]]: 78492, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269964|batch #269964]]"
  2. 3d ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    After a work by Daniel Carney
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1877]]: [[Q5216759]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788062380436"
  3. 11d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id 45338
    Eiga.com movie id 51087
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P12879]]: 45338, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269265|batch #269265]]"
  4. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1978-06-28T00:00:00Z, +1978-07-07T00:00:00Z, +1978-07-28T00:00:00Z +15
    Screenwriter Reginald Rose
    Duration {'amount': '+134'}, {'amount': '+131'}
    Original language of film or tv show English
    + 28 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
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