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Wild Geese (The) AKA Die Wildgänse kommen (1978)
The Dogs of War. The Best Damn Mercenaries in the Business!Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Year of Copyright: 1978
Year of Production: 1977
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by producer Euan Lloyd, actor Roger Moore, and editor John Glen, moderated by Jonathan Sothcott (2003)
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Extras:"Flight of the Wild Geese Director" 1978 featurette (15:47)
"The Mercenary" interview with military advisor Mike Hoare (9:50)
"The Last of the Gentlemen Producers: The Life and Works of Euan Lloyd" 2003 documentary (37:14)
"Stars' War: The Making of The Wild Geese" 1978 featurette (24:34)
"The Wild Geese Royal Charity Premiere" 1978 Newsreel (7:15)
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Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Non-progressive transfer.
Back cover calls the vintage featurette "The Flight of The Wild Geese" but the correct title is "Stars' War".
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Subtitles:Danish and Norwegian
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by producer Euan Lloyd, actor Roger Moore, and editor John Glen, moderated by Jonathan Sothcott (2003)
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Extras:"The Last of the Gentlemen Producers: The Life and Works of Euan Lloyd" 2003 documentary (37 mins)
"Royal Charity Premiere: Movietone News" 1978 featurette (7 mins)
Original 1978 radio interviews about the movie (40 mins)
Artwork Gallery
Theatrical Trailer
"Interactive Combat Menu" direct access to various combat scenes -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Non-Anamorphic
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TV System:NTSC
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by producer Euan Lloyd, actor Roger Moore, and editor John Glen, moderated by Jonathan Sothcott (2003)
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Subtitles:French
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS 5.1
English Dolby Digital 5.1
French DTS 5.1
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Case type:Keep Case
- Specifications to be confirmed
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Extras:DISC ONE
*The Film
Audio Commentary by producer Euan Lloyd, actor Roger Moore, and editor John Glen, moderated by Jonathan Sothcott (2003)
DISC TWO
"The Last of the Gentlemen Producers: The Life and Works of Euan Lloyd" 2004 documentary (37:24)
"Stars' War: The Making of "The Wild Geese" 1978 featurette (24:37)
"Royal Charity Premiere: Movietone News" 1978 featurette (7:20)
Original 1978 radio interviews about the movie with stars Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Roger Moore, Hardy Kruger, Stewart Granger, producer Euan Lloyd and other cast and crew (40:32)
Artwork Gallery (2:29)
International Trailer (3:45)
German Super-8 Version of the movie (59:47)
Trailer for Super-8 Version (3:41)
"Making of" 1978 featurette (15:35)
Biographies and filmograpies for:
- Richard Burton (Actor) (11 pages)
- Roger Moore (Actor) (16 pages)
- Richard Harris (Actor) (9 pages)
- Hardy Krüger (Actor) (15 pages)
- Stewart Granger (Actor) (12 pages)
- Andrew V. McLaglen (Director) (10 pages) -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:German title: "Die Wildgänse Kommen".
The super-8 version of the movie, its trailer, the "Making Of" featurette and the biographies and filmographies are in German only.
The other extras are in English, "The Last of the Gentlemen Producers" and "Stars' War: The Making of "The Wild Geese" have optional German subtitles. -
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by producer Euan Lloyd, actor Roger Moore, and editor John Glen, moderated by Jonathan Sothcott (2003)
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Extras:"The Last of the Gentlemen Producers: The Life and Works of Euan Lloyd" 2003 documentary (37:21)
"Royal Charity Premiere: Movietone News" 1978 featurette (7:15) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by producer Euan Lloyd, actor Roger Moore, and editor John Glen, moderated by Jonathan Sothcott (2003)
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Extras:"The Last of the Gentlemen Producers: The Life and Works of Euan Lloyd" 2003 documentary
"Royal Charity Premiere: Movietone News" 1978 featurette
Photo Gallery
Theatrical Trailer -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Initial pressings packaged with a slipcase.
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Commentaries:Audio commentary by producer Euan Lloyd, actor Roger Moore, and editor John Glen, moderated by Jonathan Sothcott (2003)
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Extras:"The Last of the Gentlemen Producers: The Life and Works of Euan Lloyd" 2003 documentary
"Stars' War: The Making of "The Wild Geese" 1978 featurette
"Royal Charity Premiere: Movietone News" 1978 featurette
Original radio interviews about the movie
Art Gallery
Theatrical Trailer -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:Anamorphic
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TV System:PAL
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Packaging incorrectly states the Dolby Digital track to be in 5.1.
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OVERALL: Draw
- R0 America from Severin Films has new extras in addition to the standard extras (commentary, vintage featurette, trailer).
- R2 Germany from E-M-S has the best set of extras, but its exclusive extras are in German only.
- R2 France 2-Disc edition has DTS 5.1 and Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtracks, but its complete specifications is still to be confirmed, and it is now OOP. It is also missing on the "radio interviews" and Artwork gallery.
This has also been released in:
- Italy by Film Per Tutti
- Scandinavia by SME
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GENERAL NOTES:
There are two sets of English-language credits, the British ones denoting the film as "Euan Lloyd's Production of" and the international one with "Euan Lloyd's and Erwin C. Dietrich's Production of" (which was replaced on the HD master with the former on some releases). -
CUTS:
- R0 America- Severin Films - No cuts (134:36 NTSC)
- R0 Denmark / Norway- Star Media Entertainment - No cuts (128:51 PAL)
- R1 30th Anniversary Edition America- Tango Entertainment - No cuts
- R2 1 Disc France- Opening/Aventi Distribution - No cuts
- R2 Germany- E-M-S - No cuts (128:59 PAL)
- R2 United Kingdom- Mosaic Entertainment - No cuts
- R2 Special Edition United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts
- R4 Collector's Edition Australia- Roadshow Entertainment - No cuts
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Comparison added by Rob_Hunt on 08/06/04
Comparison last updated by Matthew_B_Harrah on 11/01/23UPDATE LOG:
06/02/12 - Typo.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
07/02/12 - Added UK Arrow release.
23/11/12 - Added Severin Films release.
24/11/12 - Added link to Blu-Ray part of Severin combo.
11/08/14 - Clean-up and now mention of R1 Severin DVD release as now being available on its own).
28/05/21 - Dates, Swiss co-production title.
06/06/21 - Tagline.
11/01/23 - Added Denmark / Norway.
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