The Wild Geese (1978) Opening Titles

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[@tokori77]

One of the great lost war films. I saw it six times at the Academy Cinemas in Perth Western Australia, in 1978, as a 12 year old. I've watched it at least once a year since. I'm glad we're all keeping this film and JA's deeply poignant song alive, and "run like hell we're running out of ammo".

[@kalebind1]

WESTERN FORCE WITH NO REMORSE 💪💪💪

[@fdny4891]

One of the most moving opening sequences ever

[@maxfrankow1238]

Showed the west the insanity that was going on their.

[@peterobrien321]

Every time I hear this song or see this film I always think about my father. RIP dad...20 years today 4/16/1999.

[@bill-wd8er]

pete whose your dad

[@jamesdunn1935]

Sorry for your loss

[@ninasoderman8867]

I LOVE this movie and song.! My grandfather was one of the real Wild geese and was in this operation and also when they fought the Simbas att the massacre of Stanleyville 1964. He told me lots and lots of stories about his time in Congo serving under Mike Hoare in the fifth commando. I'm ever SOO proud of him!

[@georgcollins7411]

I one had a fantasy about hiring Mike Hoare and the 5th commando to rescue my favorite TV actress from a psycho ward.

[@lukebarber7167]

My Grandfather too

[@ianmc87]

Did he see this film?

[@richardfox7977]

My dad's pal who he served with was the Piolet, Billy Wright

[@frankprado8657]

I remember seeing this movie on the"Z" Channel back in the day. I love of all the other great actors in the movie and a big Rodger Moore fan as well. I'm always singing the theme song at work and my co-workers think I'm losing it. "What more , What more, can I dooooo !!!!

[@francisbeard6523]

one of the greatest war films ever made will always be my favourite all time movie.

[@spec10]

indeed.

[@kengingrich8102]

Yes indeed. Neither actors of these statue nor political circumstances to portray in a movie do exist today.

[@El_hombre1965]

Agreed 100%

[@stevenanderson5281]

Great film. Burton was brilliant. and great support by Moore and Harris.

[@tomasmagnum4176]

Steven Anderson Burton,Harris,Moore,Kruger and Granger were all brilliant!

[@lesliesheppard2503]

And Hardy Kruger

[@dvorcdvorc729]

In memory of Roger Moore.

[@MrRugbylane]

Where does the time go ... 7 years ago 😵

[@horrorfanandy4647]

⁠@@MrRugbylaneStill remember it like it was yesterday. Was a kid then, it genuinely tore me up to see my first Bond bid us farewell. Such a gentleman he was and what a screen presence!

[@sergioserrentino150]

Grande! Sir Roger Moore

[@Jut_tc]

Still here in 2018. Still remember watching this when I was a child. I am 25 now. Best war movie ever.

[@olengagallardo8551]

Shit man! The best movie ever!

[@bettyboop19671]

My ex husband died 3 weeks ago today...47 years old. this was one of his favourite songs.

[@patrickkinanga7936]

great song.. condolences..

[@coolrog7564]

Very sorry for your loss.

[@georgfriedrichhandel4390]

May his memory be eternal!

[@LeShark75]

bettyboop 2000 I lost my Father just over three years ago, he brought me up on Robert Shaw, Richard Harris, Roger Moore and Richard Burton movies just to name a few. This is one of our mutual favourites, I'm upset and happy at the same time everytime I watch it. I'm sorry for your loss.

[@gillianbrown3488]

bettyboop 2000 I'm so sorry you lost your husband xx

[@joon548]

Most beautiful and moving song ever, there is no another song that shaped my life like this one!!!

[@YTJM96]

Let's talk about your father. *Burton and the kid walk off into the distance* Loved that scene.Brilliant, brilliant film.

[@abubakarhassan6926]

YTJM96 that's the saddest part of the movie to me

[@kengingrich8102]

Great ending for a great movie.

[@daviddicastro1867]

YTJM96 Warrior never die 😘

[@Vic-mv8iz]

Alan kill me kill me Emily Emily

[@barrygoolac2083]

Some 41 years down the line, it remains my all time best movie. Brilliant is the word!

[@millimetreperfect]

If only this clip lasted another 20 seconds, the aerial shot of Concord landing directly under the camera is second to none. Great intro and great film.

[@SimonWallwork]

Wonderful. Joan Armatradings gut wrenching singing,: straight from Africa.

[@NewWaveFan1]

Rip Sir Roger Moore. What more, what more can we do.... :(

[@chrismc410]

Hardy Kruger is the only one of the officers of The Wild Geese that's still alive at 93.

[@horrorfanandy4647]

@@chrismc410 Sadly no longer. All gone now, Rest In Peace all these legends of the silver screen!

[@preetbhullar110]

I watched this movie first time in 1985 and probably more than 50 since then.All the great actors of the time and one very beautiful movie.

[@kengingrich8102]

Actors like these, true men, just don´t exist today. I saw it 1980 first, it was still hot, Rhodesia just gone. . .

[@stevemcq.9911]

Like me. Around `85. Great movie and such a great song.

[@El_hombre1965]

Watched the movie first time in 1979, and have seen it at least 120 - 150 times since then

[@Kaldhore]

brings tears to my eyes when i watch this film and hear Joan sing this song

[@thomasbleming8623]

I really like this song. It reminds me of the 1970s, when I was a soldier of fortune in Africa.

[@valentinius62]

They made some great war movies back in the '70s: Patton, Tora Tora Tora, A Bridge Too Far, The Eagle Has Landed, Cross of Iron, All Quiet on the Western Front, Zulu Dawn, Midway, Murphy's War, Midway, The Deer Hunter, Apocalypse Now, Go Tell the Spartans, Kelly's Heroes and within a few years of this movie Breaker Morant, The Lion of the Desert and Gallipoli. This film was truly unique in that it dealt with mercenaries and provided many very memorable characters, lines, and images that so many of us remember many decades later.

[@ryantaylor2911]

"Shoot me Allan!" "No Rapher I can't! "

[@colbyjames7205]

In the novel Allen Faulkner dies, and instead of Allen, it's Lieutenant Jeremy Chandos that killed Captain Rafer Janders so he wouldn't be killed or captured by the Simbas, Rafer along with Hammond, Rubens, Ferguson, McFarlane, and Williams provided cover for the other surviving Mercenaries, and at the last second as the plan began to start it's take off, they rushed for the plane, both Rubens and Williams where killed, and Ferguson wasn't mentioned as killed or alive so is MIA, and Hammond was killed on the runway under gunfire from the Simbas, Janders and McFarlane survived and (differed from McTaggart in the movie) McFarlane was wounded in the chest and is rescued into the Dakota while Janders misses his own chance to climb onto the plane and Chandos is forced to kill Janders so he doesn't fall into the hands of the Simbas, How does Faulkner die in the book you might add he is gravely wounded and Regimental Sergeant Major Sandy Young remains behind with him and both are killed after setting off a grenade, Also you might ask what happens to McFarlane, it is unknown if he was able to survive his chest wound but he likey survived though it wasn't confirmed though, The survivors are, Jeremy Chandos (in the book survived), Shawn Fynn (severly wounded unknown if he recovered), Sergeant Benson (in the book survived), Sergeant Tosh Donaldson (unknown if he recovered from his wounds but where fatal so it's not confrimed if he dies or not or weather he was able to survive is unknown), McFarlane (survived most likely though it's not confrimed if he recovered from his chest wound), Julius Limbani, (survived in the book), Samuels (differed from film but he's younger in book dies of his wounds), they was also a female nurse whom forced Jeremy to come with her to assist wounded, it is also unknown weather or not do Sergeant Patrick O'Leary and Volunteer Mercenaries, Clark and Scouse Jones, and Roberts as do weather they survive the story or not was never revealled but they likely survived though it wasn't mentioned at all so they're possibly alive which we have to assume, the other mercenaries we know in the book where Sergeant Jock McTaggart dies in a different way sucidally charges at the Simbas (then in the film died of his wounds on the Dakota), Medic Whity (in movie spelled differently as Witty) yes he dies, also I don't recall a Mercenary named White in the story so when it was placed in Whity's place it was a typo by Daniel Carney that was, they're was a different Williams by the name of Taffy "Taff" Williams he's one of the few first Mercenaries to go down in the book, so I have the book at home and read it all. From the film the only characters absent are Sergeant Jesse Blake, and Sergeant Derek (which our actor Roger Moore revealls the name at the Dakota scene) and he boards it with him as starters, plus Mercenaries, Keith, Esposito, Samuels (different guy), ajnd Alexandra and the two McTaggart confirms Finchley and Gennaro I think in that story where absent from the book that was,

[@alphabogeyman7462]

For God's sake kill me...

[@bonnddd]

Sad are the eyes Yet no tears The flight of the wild geese Brings a new hope Rescue from all this Old friends And those newly found One chance to make it last When there's danger all around And reason just ups and disappears Time is running out So much to be done Tell me what more What more What more can we do There were promises made Plans firmly laid Now madness prevails Lies fill the air What more What more What more can we do One chance to make it last What more What more can we do

[@johnsowa999]

Great movie grew up watching it never gets old

[@kengingrich8102]

Me too.

[@johnsowa999]

@@kengingrich8102 at one time had it on VHS wish I still had it

[@Kenistyless]

As a budding Film Producer it AMAZISES me how Euan Lloyd got Roger Moore, Richard Harris AND Richard Burton in the SAME picture as an independent film producer; not a major studio, but a SINGLE independent Producer. Today you would need at least 50 Mill to pull that deal off...Amazing...

[@pauldelaney5990]

You come up with a good story, and good actors will want to be in it.

[@sarahtucker7249]

I wish this song was longer😍

[@homiekitten6161]

I always loved this movie so much, RIP Roger Moore.

[@dippogoogster2568]

This film's still a classic memory. The end of an era, with a fantastic title track.

[@wizzardlately705]

RIP 'Mad Mike' - the heady mix of adventure and danger! What more could you wish for!

[@atheistsince1210]

My step father took me to see this remarkable masterpiece when I was ten years old in Cheektowaga NY. Dad was a mans man and he died on Sept 8th and he made me the man I am today. I served two tours as a United Nations Peacekeeper in Kosovo from 2001-2002 and it was him and this movie that made it all possible ; there is nothing more honorable and virtuous than the life of a brave soldier who risks his body and soul for the safety of our world.

[@tonynworah6413]

Brilliant movie. This song still haunts me!

[@markb9488]

I don'tknow why, but this opening title scenes & and soundtrack 'almost' bring a tear to my eyes...I'm watching this on new years day 2023, 00.15..and I must say, it's one of my favourite films of all time...I watch the DVD every couple of years. Stellar cast, and the last time we saw such quality together on the big screen, an absolut classic which should on TV every bank holiday instead of crap we've been subjected to for the past 30 years... SMH Anyway, a wonderfully poigninant and heart-moving movie about the post colonial Africa, the human condition and Britain's legacy...yes, political at time, but done so well, very relavent subject matter and as I mentioned, an absolute stellar cast of some of the greatest assembled actors of that era... Get hold of the DVD as it has some very good extras including footage of the premier screening in London... Part of my childhood sits alongside this movie...

[@dessert57]

send shivers up my spine :) great film, great song...one of the first films I ever saw at the cinema in the mid-70's....great memories

[@johnbonoan6516]

there's no better job in the world than being a badass soldier..even better, a mercenary..like para Col. Alan Faulkner!

[@olengagallardo8551]

You got that right man! Burton,Moore,Harris,Kruger,hell you cant get any better than that!

[@aikjones1]

Takes me right back to my youthful yrs when I watched this movie! Sound track rings like it was yesterday in my head.

[@peterbrown6434]

Superb Words!!

[@deans0209]

One of my favourite films growing up. Was always so sad for Richard Harris son not seeing his dad or going skiing. Sadly the main cast are no longer with us. I ordered this on dvd it arrived today. I'll be watching with my boy on the weekend.

[@MissCharlotte75]

When I met Roger Moore at his book signing I mentioned my love for this movie 🎬 & how my Dad had known Kenneth Griffith. I wish I could tell you all that my Dad loved this film too.

[@gsh39]

My favourite film. Great song great actors. RIP Burton, Harris and the wonderful Roger Moore. Thank you for giving us films like this!!!!!

[@joergschoemer6810]

Oh ich liebe diesen Film und die Musik hab den bestimmt ach 200 mal gesehen immer wieder schön und die Besetzung ein Traum.

[@oldhippiejon]

Saw it back in 78 at the local cinema, fantastic cast, great acting, magnificent song and very true to life if you know the 'wild geese'.

[@arjunkaul]

Awesome movie and haunting theme

[@gillianbrown3488]

this song is amazing .

[@gillianbrown3488]

G bell

[@brighton43]

Such a beautiful voice for such a sad song.The 70s was full of mercenary ads everywhere and in most papers.Just because of the riches under the soil Africa really has suffered.As for the film,Brilliant,full of the best acting for a long time.

[@jprofiler]

Then one and only mercenary movie forget expendables and other....

[@GrayFoxROU]

The Substitute (1996) with Tom Berenger is good too.

[@TheEvilChipmunk]

Dogs of War (1980)

[@johnbonoan5770]

THE BEST FILM EVER..Enough said

[@ckvon9644]

The Dark of the Sun, 1968.

[@jprofiler]

@@ckvon9644 da ist nicht nur die musik nicht annähernd einprägsam

[@petaguermonprez8569]

Thought provoking film and music! Great cast .

[@ryanwatkins2429]

No better film best actors in word Richard burton roger Moore Richard Harris brilliant song film outstanding ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@tomjason3355]

And live seeing retro Concorde in BA logo from 1978 Concorde is still missed today

[@tonynworah6413]

This song always gives me goosebumps. Fantastic movie. A pity that our of the four above title stars, only Hardy Kruger is still alive.

[@andreedowns4561]

GREAT ACTOR ???

[@mbmmhp1066]

and even Hardy is gone now

[@Jut_tc]

I died this year (2022).

[@andyc1175]

One of the greatest movies ever produced. Top shelf

[@insignia2010]

One of the best all star movies ever.

[@jeffoliver7491]

It’s interesting how attitudes have changed from the 1970’s to now - a film like this wouldn’t be shown on TV today, nor would Zulu.

[@A_YouTube_Commenter]

Definitely not made today.

[@HomageProductions]

A Perfect score for a near perfect film. The opening tune not only sums up the story, but is a song for the present day world, not just Africa, but globally.

[@ajw5759]

A great song and a great film 😀

[@tomasmagnum4176]

Amy Katie Man the entire cast were exellent! The action was damn brutal and the british sarcasm brilliant,esp coming from guys like Moore,Burton...

[@_e_6456]

My dad watched it when it came out, we were in Guernsey a few weeks ago to celebrate me getting through GCSEs and we watched this. Bloody great film. Loved all the SLRs as well!

[@alvinmalone5704]

It changed my life foreve,the movie,the song .

[@StuartHarris-v9g]

I think one of the reasons this film resonates so strongly with us is that was one of the last films of its type. Came out in US in December 1978. Films like Guns Of Navarone and Where Eagles Dare were drifting into the past and being replaced by war movies with a difference mindset like Deer Hunter or Hamburger Hill. The saying "they don't make 'em like that anymore" is certainly very true. In 2024 just about everyone in the cast has left us. If you want to really get misty eyed, watch it now beginning with that fabulous title song.

[@petaguermonprez8569]

Fabulous song for fabulous film . Wonderful all star cast .

[@yazz444]

This is a fantastic song. In fact, the song is still true today.

[@johnwalton2019]

The section with Richard Harris and his son at the school gets me every time...

[@strangedays4]

My parents worked in South Africa around the time this film showed at a drive-in & I was around 5/6 years old. I was sat on my mothers lap so I could see the film & the only part I remembered after seeing the film & until I watched it again some 20 years later was the part where the medic got slaughtered with the machetes. Not sure if I was traumatised but it sure had a lasting impression. Love the story line & the humour in general but this oh so powerful theme song catapults this film to unknown heights

[@jimisjoint]

Gorgeous voice. What a song.

[@GoodOldSmithy]

A friend of mine reckoned the biggest expense for this film was the drinks bill for Richard (Pontrhydyfen) Burton and Richard (Munster) Harris. Actually think that Stewart Granger has a real gravitas yet is only on screen for so so short a time. The opening titles reflect the truly sad state of so much of Africa-how many times have we seen 'One man one vote once only!!'

[@jameskigbu3264]

Evergreen!!!

[@7k7e7n]

I've never seen a you tube video with as many positive comments as this one.

[@thelaughingcelt1358]

Great song, I grew up watching this movie, thanks dad ☺️

[@rabbithog]

i never get tired of this film or soundtrack, brilliant

[@myg2257]

great song great film

[@misterbd9641]

Great song and great movie.

[@daddyd7351]

Saw this movie when I was about 15 and was blown away by it. Vividly remember the stirring theme song by the amazing Joan Armatrading. Almost 30 years later, I still adore it today. What a cast! Classic.

[@Phil141250]

Saw this as a premiere at Warner Brothers 7 Arts, Salisbury, Rhodesia, 1978. So so evocative

[@edwardm1096]

A truly unforgettable film and another similar classic British war film is The Sea Wolves with Roger Moore, Gregory Peck and David Niven. They unfortunately don’t make films like these anymore.

[@brighton43]

Never thought too much of Joan back then then I heard this, saw the film and that was that. Brilliant song and the film is a great classic with some very good actors who ain't here now.

[@brighton43]

Fabulous song and great film.

[@myg2257]

for many years this was my no 1. film however it's no 2 now.... my dad was a soldier he helped win world war 2, my grandfather was a soldier he helped win world war 1....... I Dont think they were ever mercenaries though... I let them both down and served most of my working life as a postman

[@mickallen8322]

No battle was ever won without information!

[@shootthemoon2526]

Very appropriate start to a truly great movie .

[@tsukishiro70]

One of the best mercenaries in Africa films ever made.

[@benlockhurst3878]

great bondlike theme joan could have done a bond theme much better than madonna anyday

[@kengingrich8102]

INDEED!

[@tomasmagnum4176]

Il never get tired of this movie!

[@DaveBriffa]

one of the greatest songs ever..and an outstanding film as well

[@ngusumakofu1]

awesom sound and lyrics. just can't get enough

[@marcpons4712]

L Afrique du sud, superbe pays, le meilleur homme politique de tous les Nelson Mandela.

[@marcpons4712]

Pardon de tous les temps.

[@ogrigor]

Time has really flown by

[@lawrenceyoung7009]

Love this song. Reminds me of the good ol cable tv movies

[@popey129]

They wouldn't show this on regular tv in 2020. The film is a historical lesson.

[@ogrigor]

Amazing music. Classic movie.. funny how nothing has still changed. Same old stories

[@Vic-mv8iz]

Like the song very much and the movie very good action seens. I like the South African guy carrying Mr umbarny and shooting his rifle at the same time

[@caesarvalentin7155]

I love that movie. The theme song brings me profound memory of my childhood.

[@pigmoslem]

Great song, great movie

[@jasonhartley8566]

Outstanding film reminds me of when I was in the Army. 12 years. 2nd Battalion D Company. Parachute Regiment British Army. Falkland Islands. Northern Ireland 2 tours.

[@imansumardi1707]

Inget nonton ni pilem jaman smp di president theatre sekitar taman monas. Bioskopnya bintang 5.

[@arober9758]

Excellently neat yet very super groovy righteous job fellows!!

[@petermortimer6303]

Along with Roger Moore I noticed two other 007 connections. Maurice Binder designed the main title and the second unit director was John Glen.

[@Kenistyless]

Well spotted; me too!!!

[@matthewfranklin9796]

Super film rip The two Richards and sir roger and what a song like tracy Chapman’s sorry but there not and never will be sorry until we stop them permanently ♓️♊️

[@matthewfranklin1827]

Matthew Franklin ♓️♊️☯️✝️🙏🏻

[@rexrex118]

Awesome and Glad you love em. Im very happy to see these films you mention when i was a Kid growing up in the late 1970's through out the 80's on TV I saw The Wild Geese for the first time on TV in 1983 in Spring In New York :)

[@Julusnc]

A Fantatsic movie I remember watching many times with my father.

[@mariapiachiominto3214]

Che bella e struggente

[@Curi0u50ne]

That intro - “Sit back and be thrilled, and end up hanging off the edge of your seat...🤗

[@hellogoodbye5216]

Yup penetrates the emotion barrier,,

[@christianblake3997]

Betty sorry for your loss, but he had must have had great taste in films and music! All the best sweetheart.

[@scootertooter6874]

Wonderful song....sorry for your loss

[@59Marmy]

Great film and opening sound track

[@sergeydata7623]

All pain of the whole Africa in one song

[@mikechevreaux7607]

Scroll down further to see the lyrics in the comments section. No wonder this Vietnam Era Army Vet was in tears. 😥

[@philtaylor75]

classic song, amazing movie, was brought up with the movie after finding out my uncle was with British special forces who was over there on peace keeping mission's, and after I found out the stories he told of the real situation, I had a total different outlook on the real story portrayed to us.

[@ninasoderman8867]

Phil Taylor Watch; Katanga the untold story ( of U.N betrayal)

[@geraldmayerhofer5379]

good movie, good music1