This was my father's favorite film. We had not watched it for 20 years until I found it on DVD on eBay last year. It was the last movie we saw together before he died last April.
@padraigflanagan44066 жыл бұрын
Double Diablo what a brilliant film to watch with your father lord rest his soul
@maxwellmarsden72734 жыл бұрын
BLESS YOU!!! ...my dad was Navy and we laughed at this plus Full Metal Jacket!!! =D
@CompanyLagoon9 жыл бұрын
This is better than any modern mercenary film.
@RaikenXion9 жыл бұрын
Even Expendables
@CompanyLagoon9 жыл бұрын
Especially The Expendables, even though I like 80's action movies, The Expendables offers nothing, plot-wise. It's ONLY selling point is that it has old school stars and macho men. Which is fine but plot and character-wise, it had absolutely nothing to offer for they were boring and uninteresting. The Expendables is, as far as I'm concerned' a wasted opportunity. The Wild Geese on the other hand has big names but the story, while simple, is still well-written and had great characters. And it doesn't help that The Expendables relies too much on in-jokes that makes me cringe.
@RaikenXion9 жыл бұрын
CompanyLagoon I do agree, the funny thing is alot of people who remember those legends (Burton, Niven, Peck et-al), in many ways look on at their later action films like the Wild Geese, Sea Wolves etc, in a similar way as you may look at Expendables now. Those movies have a charm to them that is fully recognizable to people of that era (50s/60s), just as Expendables has its own charm recognizable to fans of those particular 80s/90s action stars. Or atleast thats the way I see it.
@JONNYCABANI3 жыл бұрын
That is a great point
@Slamm1n1 Жыл бұрын
Classic and underrated movie.
@DBMalone13 жыл бұрын
To all the people complaining that Jack Watson was too old to play an RSM... he is supposed to be a RETIRED RSM! He was hired by the characters played by Roger Moore and Richard Harris (both characters being retired British officers) to put their mercenaries through the paces and get them back into shape for the mission they are about to undertake. The RSM's first scene in the film is of him trimming rose bushes at home, for God's sake...
@stevekaczynski3793 Жыл бұрын
They're all a bit on the elderly side. Burton seemed more physically fit here than in "Where Eagles Dare", in which he was seven or eight years younger.
@walboyfredo6025 Жыл бұрын
Not only that but he was a PT instructor in the Royal Navy. So he and Lee Emmy have something in common.
@raystewart6524 Жыл бұрын
My first C.S.M. in my Regiment..George Lawrence..hard firm and fair..reminds me of this fella...sadly no longer with us..RIP Sir..sorting them out upstairs
@ActuallyCPOS Жыл бұрын
Saw this in the theater in 1978, Dad took me to my first R-rated movie and I had nightmares about it. Watching it again after a 30+ military career, and I previously spent time at the film’s Africa location I should say this is the most cornball nonsense ever. The Kariba landing scene “We had landing lights at Kariba, they didn’t need torches.” Silly. The whole mafia thing is silly also. And yet… I LOVE this movie! Richard Burton, Roger Moore and Richard Harris take over-acting to new heights and… oh, who cares, it’s awesome! Movies used to be FUN; turn your brain off here’s a STORY. Also I don’t think fire vehicles would need RSR stickers, but fine. It’s a movie!
@Trek00116 жыл бұрын
I like the scene where Falkner tries to tell Sandy to go home. "Sir, with respect, if you want a reverlution, try and fucking stop me. SIR!" snaps a salute spins on his heel and marches out the door!
@maxwellmarsden72734 жыл бұрын
...they were his 'boys' and he was going to make sure they did as they were told!!!
@scarletboy914 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest Brit war flicks evr - A legendary film, so many proper stars
@alexfogg2367 жыл бұрын
Rest in peace Roger Moore 1927 to 2017.
@flint5516 жыл бұрын
Poor Burton, he nearly died during this scene. Too bad he didn't make it to star in the Wild Geese II.
@MrJimbo599 жыл бұрын
Dear God Almighty - He's my RSM, he's just got a different face.Mine still scares me almost to death almost 30 years later but he taught me the skills that kept me safe in some pretty horrendous places - thank you Wally!
@liberatetutemeexinferis59024 жыл бұрын
My RSM was a beast. The bastard stood at 7'.4" , was built like a tank and looked like he would scoop your brains out if you happened to look at him funny.
@chriswilde72463 жыл бұрын
We had a Sargent like that when I was being trained in the British army back in the early 80's, he looked like that bloke too!! Great Platoon Sargent though..
@efnissien Жыл бұрын
When the Simba's attack, the line by Esposito "Jesus, we're dead..." and the RSM's reply "You're not dead until I tell you!" Tells you a lot about RSM's, they scared the living fuck out of you but when the shit hit's the fan you're his beloved sons.
@KristerAndersson-nc8zo12 жыл бұрын
Well in the movie he was retired and hated it and then colonel Faulkner showed up and gave him an offer he could not refuse.
@usmctanks114 жыл бұрын
Love the scene of Richard Burton running (!) and his dyed toupe flapping around. When he sits down and has a beer (bet it was real) you can see it is almost off!! Roger moore said this was a great way to get the "old boys" together, Burton, Krueger, Watson, harris et al. I really like this movie, funny and cruel at the same time, and violent!!
@piontropechetrini564011 жыл бұрын
I had a sergeant like Him when I was in the Air force when I was young. So many memories. Three years fighting the communists. I'm glad I survived.
@caldertkd9 жыл бұрын
lets try for our first heart attack shall we. kills me every time i watch this movie
@benschmidt39677 жыл бұрын
He's Rhodesian Army.
@roddyteague624611 күн бұрын
Whose for a clutcher then!!
@DEP71715 жыл бұрын
This and "The Dogs of War" are the two best Merc movies ever
@roddyteague624611 күн бұрын
Well. Maybe so but don't forget The Dark of The Sun. A corker!
@johnhamm53615 ай бұрын
I love this movie and this scene is so fantastic. It brings back some of my own boot camp memories. Semper Fi!
@captainamerica2279 ай бұрын
This movie was the grandfather of the expendables …!!👍
@The_Resistance_19619 ай бұрын
One of the best "war" movies ever made. It brings me to tears at the end
@lloyd97109 ай бұрын
Reminds me of my old RSM when you saw him the regiment parted like the Red Sea
@spadaydaga11 жыл бұрын
" Let's try for our first Heart Attack, shall we? "
@2bn442RCT15 жыл бұрын
I love the Sgt Major.LOL Jack Watson was an excellent actor.
@chrisjam6212 жыл бұрын
Brilliant film. Never forgot it !! Saw it in 1981. By 1983 I was in the Paras. BTW.... I'm black.
@kyle479223 ай бұрын
One of my favorite movies. If would have been awesome to deploy to Afghanistan with that Sgt Major.
@clips71054 жыл бұрын
Sandy played by actor Jack Watson in his younger days was in the film The Hill made 1965. Mr Jacko King great actor played by Ossie David
@chittys8 жыл бұрын
what a fantastic movie with so many wonderful actors
@Waoweens7 жыл бұрын
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@BOGDSSN3 ай бұрын
Nobody can insult men like drill sergeants!
@arthureustaquio88358 жыл бұрын
Best PE teacher in the world!
@trombulla16 жыл бұрын
Perhaps, the best war film ever.
@maxwellmarsden72734 жыл бұрын
1 of the best at least!!!
@fredbazoo11 жыл бұрын
Probably the best and most iconic RSM in the history of the British Empire.
@gulfrelay22495 жыл бұрын
Fred B. late, but try Richard Attenborough in Guns At Batasi.
@michaelchallenАй бұрын
Try my great uncle Harry whose remains lay in Millecourt Cemetery on the Somme, killed while commanding an 8" howitzer. He told the medics; "Don't worry about me, see to my men first." after being struck by shrapnel from German counter-battery fire. 12 August 1916.
@roddyteague624611 күн бұрын
@@gulfrelay2249 Quite so Sir! To quote RSM Lauderdale "My knees are brown, my navel is central & my conscience is clear!!
@moltketheelder96337 жыл бұрын
"Any man who steps out of line and I will kill him so dead it will not worry me in the slightest!" The most marvelous line in any film, PERIOD! Moltke
@FIREBRAND386 жыл бұрын
It's even more marvelous when you get it right; it's "stone" dead.
@ransomedavis2208 Жыл бұрын
@@FIREBRAND38 lol
@jeanpatrice35485 жыл бұрын
i need this sergeant major to make me loose weigth!
@davebrucelee201110 жыл бұрын
i met jack watson the man who plays sandy on a bus in bath some years ago , we talked about the wild geese and other movies he had been in , he was a nice person
@zdavies43510 жыл бұрын
Wow....really?He died 15 years ago, are you in regular contact with the dead?
@captain2ahab7 жыл бұрын
Maybe he was on drugs?
@Timberdoodle1975 жыл бұрын
Mike Zavilla-Davies he said some years ago are you a mind reader it didn’t say how many years exactly
@stevepeachey56115 жыл бұрын
Have a look on Facebook for the wildgeese page...
@williamdurland33837 жыл бұрын
"....can expect a infinitely more ' orrible time than they care to remember..." Sounds like the reign of bad King Barrack. Thank God for 306. !!
@RobertLocksley3858 жыл бұрын
"The Badge", telling the CO what to do since the dawn of warfare. See also: RSM, The "Regimental Scary Monster".
@Puzzoozoo10 жыл бұрын
British army Sargent Major's are scary, which is why British soldiers are so good.
@davekp67735 жыл бұрын
I love the contrast between Sandy here and Hartman from Full Metal Jacket. They may differ in their approach but are so effective.
@chriswilde72464 жыл бұрын
Dam right! I spent years on the British Army, frontline soldier back in the early 80's. Sergeant major's? Total barstards!! Lol.
@ardiekepoo7442 жыл бұрын
@@chriswilde7246 the better the bastard Sargent Major, the better the soldier! 😎
@chriswilde72462 жыл бұрын
@@ardiekepoo744 Yes totally agree...👍
@bodieofci54185 жыл бұрын
I love this film. The RSM was my fave.
@adriankelly909521 күн бұрын
Sandy calling Alan sir all the way through the film even when asked not too,then as he gets shot at the end he calls out “Alan”😢😢😢
@sexobscura6 жыл бұрын
if someone falls from exhaustion you must serve them with a swift, harsh kick to the stomach
@davebartosh5 Жыл бұрын
Me and my buddy whistled the theme from this movie as we marched into the plane for our first jump at Airborne school.
@Phineas16267 ай бұрын
And why not? Fantastic soundtrack…
@catlee80647 жыл бұрын
SSM John Silver 2RTR, one of the meanest SNCO's ive ever met, also one of the few men id follow without question.
@MaidenUtah112 жыл бұрын
7 people couldn't cope with the lacking of Queen's Regulations here.
@Tracker5usmc12 жыл бұрын
Fun to watch, and even more memorable to participate in.
@Absaalookemensch7 жыл бұрын
That's Cpl. Peacock, one of the Devil's own. I thought he died during WWII.
@kalyankumar46439 жыл бұрын
made me to remember Capt.J.L.Tucker during my basic pre sea training at bombay back in 1988 , he used to be the biggest f....r as far as we were concerned ,but man ......did we develop respect for him?....... ENORMOUS is the least word I can use to express it. He practised to the last action what he drilled us on........... as did the RSM character sandy in the movie. GOD BLESS HIS SOUL.
@R3dp055um6 жыл бұрын
Yah, there was a certain Sergeant Zajac up at Camp Pendleton, when I spent a brief time in the tender loving care of the USMC back in the summer of 1974. Christ, I hated his fucking guts, but I did respect the man, no doubt.
@conlaiarla11 жыл бұрын
Col Mike Hoare was on location and acted as Military Adviser . He is so listed amongst the credits
@efnissien Жыл бұрын
Ian Yule who played 'Tosh' (The sergeant who in the recruiting scene had become a plumber, and used the chopped down FN-FAL)- had been one of Mad Mike's crew and it was because of Ian, that Mike was hired as an advisor.
@charlesooko8842 Жыл бұрын
I think I have watched this movie many times, one of the best movie you must watch.
@thecarnivoreemperor73657 жыл бұрын
And I thought all the British were polite.
@franticstorm74117 жыл бұрын
That was being polite.
@maxwellmarsden72734 жыл бұрын
@@franticstorm7411 ...true, very true!!! He had mellowed out quite a bit after he retired!!!
@efnissien9 жыл бұрын
Ah, yes...the good old RSM...the biggest c**t on the planet when you were in basic, but when you look back, you can't help but get all dewey eyed at the thought of the old fucker. (If he's dead, he's found gainful employment in some unimaginable level of hell!)
@gerwulfthered1549 жыл бұрын
Here here ha.
@Ishmachiah9 жыл бұрын
Damn right!
@TheGroundedAviator9 жыл бұрын
efnissien And we all know how he died!
@jonathanholland52409 жыл бұрын
efnissien very true words
@jonathanholland52409 жыл бұрын
efnissien very true words
@MrJohn49g7 жыл бұрын
Best scene in the movie.
@THEOUTCASTSCREATIVE12 жыл бұрын
That was the point - they were suppose to be too old. Hence in the script Jack Watson asks 'Not too old???'
@flint5516 жыл бұрын
No not quite, Sir Richard died in 1984. This movie was released in 1978. Burton was slated to star in the sequel, but died before filming began. Yes, poor Burton looks like he was about to pass on after this physical ordeal. Great actor, may he rest in peace.
@churow19704 жыл бұрын
I hv the Blu-ray & DVD to this Great movie.
@MisterDusterix10 жыл бұрын
my favourite scene in the film :D
@Simpleburger196815 жыл бұрын
I love the way that the Sandy Watson character is able to intimidate / cajole / bully & insult his SENIOR officers in this clip :-) He still calls them "Sir" .
@RogersRamblings2 жыл бұрын
There's a line in a film about a British officer training establishment. The WO2 instructor makes the point that they will call each other "Sir" but only one of them will mean it.
@walboyfredo602511 ай бұрын
In the movie, on 2 occasions Moore ( when doing the parachute training) and Harris ( during the parade ground training) called the RSM " Sir". I think it's because it takes less energy ( and breath) to say " Yes Regimental Sergeant Major"
@bubbalouification12 жыл бұрын
God Help Us...here comes the Sergeant Major
@rexrex11812 жыл бұрын
JACK WATSON Is Blood Awesome, I adore his acting in TOBRUK and THE DEVIL's BRIGADE and he did a small role in this Great TV Miniseries call MASADA and i was caught by Surprise, he played an Excellent Roman Soldier. What a Great Sargent Major Jack Watson Portrayed.
@kjsh98716 жыл бұрын
nice way to motivate those taps
@MrSuperSnakeJake12 жыл бұрын
love this scene.
@twa163812 жыл бұрын
Fantastic film. All actors were great. Nothing to match this by Hollywood crap. Sincerely Ex Brit Para of th 1950's and 60's .................Good old Jack Watson............
@aewd198013 жыл бұрын
hahahaha, can you honestly imagine these silly old sods making for a convincing fighting unit???? a great film nevertheless and a classic of the war genre
@tomservo53474 ай бұрын
I don't care what country, we all have fond memories of our first encounter with the drill sergeant, DI, RSM, CSM, et cetera. They were just teaching us how to survive as a grunt. I hated mine at first but I still remember each of their names and faces. I also still remember my senior drill sergeant's favorite saying, "Private put your bottom and top lips together.....SO NO MORE CRAP FALLS OUTTA IT!!!"
@liberatetutemeexinferis59029 жыл бұрын
RSM = Pitbull from hell!
@chrismc4105 жыл бұрын
Or in the U.S.: the Command Sergeant Major
@692ALBANNACH12 жыл бұрын
I joined up with the goal in mind of being just like him.
@airdriver2 жыл бұрын
Presenting The Right Honourable Sir Lord R. Lee of Ermey! Hope I Said that right. I’m American. 😂😂
@TheOspanzer12 жыл бұрын
I LOVE THIS MOVIE !
@The_Resistance_19619 ай бұрын
Faithfulness unto death. So beautiful....
@efnissien11 жыл бұрын
The mercenaries in african ops in the late 70's & early 80's were generally total fiasco's. Badly paid, with troops with dubious backgrounds, some were just fantasists like Costas Georgiu in Angola in 1975 (AKA 'Col. Callan' - who would have struggled to make a lance cpl in the British army. Jailed for an (on duty) armed robbery was made a Colonel after 'oversleeping', finding his unit had moved on, the telling everyone he'd singlehandedly wiped out a battalion while returning to his lines...)
@warvandal34436 жыл бұрын
efnissien Read 'Firepower' - very well written and detailed account of the madness and utter mayhem of Col Callan's Mercs. ( Book written by Dave Tompkins and Chris Dempster).
@swastikausa13 жыл бұрын
sandy reminds me of my old rugby coach
@tebigcheese9 жыл бұрын
my dad and his and his dad were soliders..I lap it up!
@RobertLocksley3855 жыл бұрын
Good on yer, Ulster.
@nuppanan14 жыл бұрын
I hate to change the subject but very good scene! Very funny too!
@z1bladerunner12 жыл бұрын
Your worst nightmare if you didn't do what he told you to do.
@driver346411 жыл бұрын
Any place, any time, a drill sgt. is a drill sgt.
@pinz202214 жыл бұрын
Tuning a bunch of mostly middle-aged warriors into fighting trim is a job I'd not wish on any DSM.
@markcaldwell7785 жыл бұрын
I think this guy was my old school teacher.
@hellraiser91713 жыл бұрын
wonderful film
@user-wd4ti8gn3o6 күн бұрын
In the film had an actor which was former in SAS, the Irish actor wearing the cap badge of the Royal Green Jackets
@AlextheGreat1010013 жыл бұрын
This is a great film. seen it too many times!
@andypeterson30703 жыл бұрын
Me too. Know it word for word. Just like Quadrophenia for me.
@jamietobin41613 жыл бұрын
@@andypeterson3070 and Zulu you gotta add that to your list 👍
@andypeterson30703 жыл бұрын
@@jamietobin4161 Oh it is mate. I've got a hell of a long list. I love my movies and have literally 100's of dvd's. Watched more than ever now with this lock down and the crap they put on the telly.
@jamietobin41613 жыл бұрын
@@andypeterson3070 have a look at The Hill it’s got some classic one liners 👍
@andypeterson30703 жыл бұрын
@@jamietobin4161 I'll look out for it.
@pbabuik10 жыл бұрын
Rsm is used in every army in the commonwealth including Canada and Jamaica
@leighbnp11 жыл бұрын
Ahhh Reminds me of my days in the Grenadiers.
@piontropechetrini564011 жыл бұрын
For the Civilians, When you are in the army, you have to follow the orders of the instructor even if he is just a corporal and you an officer. I remember a Captain doing the Air-borne course and a corporal was his superior during the course,because he was the instructor. He was frustrated and threatened the corporal,but couldn't do nothing against him. When he was finished the captain was so grateful with the instructor that he gave a party for all of us who had the same course.
@efnissien Жыл бұрын
As long as you add 'Sir' to the insult they're fair game.
@walboyfredo6025 Жыл бұрын
I like the part when Lt. Finn ( Roger Moore) during the jumping exercise reluctantly called the RSM "Sir"
@efnissien11 жыл бұрын
@ Tim - Agreed on Jack Watson being a fantastic RSM - he actually reminds me of one bastard I knew...(and I mean 'bastard' as a term of endearment) Only Windsor Davies is in the same league. @ Jexington - there are some great lines in the film, like Flynn's line on being told one of their options might be surrender "I'd sooner let Witty treat my haemerrroids..." Do like RSM 'Sandy's' introduction...
@tonyclifton2652 жыл бұрын
you're a remarkable man, colonel faulkner
@gustavekropff391610 жыл бұрын
Fun to watch, but for those who have had a Colour Sergeant it means a bit more.
@RaikenXion9 жыл бұрын
But what does it mean if they call you a fuckin abortion?
@gustavekropff39169 жыл бұрын
Raiken, please tell everyone that you are not that slow.
@RaikenXion9 жыл бұрын
Gustave Kropff lol It was a joke not directed at you but with reference to the film. In any case after all, most of us here are only "civies".
@gustavekropff39169 жыл бұрын
Raiken, no worries. The one thing about all of the Colour Sergeants I ever met was the fact they never asked their men to do something they themselves were incapable of.
@RobertLocksley3858 жыл бұрын
+Gustave Kropff The Colour Bloke is a potential RSM, making him the biggest Company bastard going. Nice one, Gustav. I am pleased this sort of quality behaviour of Warrant Officers is not confined to the British Army!
@jbarry396 жыл бұрын
RIGHT...LETS DRIVE TO OUR FIRST HEART ATTACK TODAY...SHALL WE???
@michaelkiely58947 жыл бұрын
My favourite scene
@marktaha270114 жыл бұрын
Friend of mine was the publicist.Great movie about real men- the kind who saved the Congo from barbarism and were stabbed in the back in Rhodesia.
@kilotun83169 жыл бұрын
Sounds just like my old Chief...
@manw3bttcks10 жыл бұрын
RSM == Regimental Sergeant Major in the British Army or British Royal Marines
@TheOutdoorlife784 жыл бұрын
The dogs 🐕 🥜 s 😂😂😂
@gavin9719 Жыл бұрын
Legendary actors 👏 a great show from so many a film 🎥 can make,Richard Burton,Roger Moore the Wild geese a film tribute and triumph,SUPERB film 🎥
@nikospom17577 жыл бұрын
i liked this and pancho villa too lol
@2pikeman15 жыл бұрын
was,nt the sergant major just brilliant ,could have cried when he was killed.must have watched this movie 50 times, my wife just shakes her head when she see,s it on again
@THEOUTCASTSCREATIVE13 жыл бұрын
The RSM was suppose to be old in this film, this is part of the script and is totally intended, Jack Watson was perfectly cast. Roger Moore cannot be considered the only star of this movie. Camelot was far from a flop and went on to earn Harris Millions of pounds world wide, and both Burton and Harris were internationally renown stars in 1976 when the film was shot. The berets in the films actually come from a variety of different regiments and are not all Parachute Berets.
@ballygeale112 жыл бұрын
reminds me of my old f.c.a.days
@sebastianzarate2763 Жыл бұрын
Here there is no queens regulations .😅😅😅
@261madmike17 жыл бұрын
You got that right Mac.
@chrismc4105 жыл бұрын
I always wondered why the British do the stomp when they come to attention.
@leighbnp11 жыл бұрын
He reminds me of my old Sgtmaj Gordon Gask.
@ReTweetrix11 жыл бұрын
For some reason I don't remember this movie. And I a fan of Richard Burton & Roger Moore.
@JONNYCABANI3 жыл бұрын
Great movie
@willobi14 жыл бұрын
Ah.. the modern P.C caring shairing british army training system it never fails.