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 (708 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

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

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Wild Geese's producer is recorded as Euan Lloyd[28]. Its director is recorded as Andrew V. McLaglen[4]. Its screenwriter is recorded as Reginald Rose[5]. Cast members include Richard Burton[12], Roger Moore[13], Richard Harris[14], Hardy Krüger[15], Stewart Granger[16], and Frank Finlay[17].

Publication

Publication dates include +1978-06-28T00:00:00Z[29], +1978-07-07T00:00:00Z[30], +1978-07-28T00:00:00Z[31], +1978-08-05T00:00:00Z[32], +1978-08-17T00:00:00Z[33], and +1978-09-02T00:00:00Z[34]. The Wild Geese's original language of film or TV show is recorded as English[35]. Genres include war film[7], drama film[8], and film based on a novel[9].

Reception

Reviews include 6.4/10[36] and 70%[37].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Wild Geese's followed by is recorded as Wild Geese II[11].

Why It Matters

The Wild Geese ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (708 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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