Wild Geese, The

Date: 1978
Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Production Company: Richmond

Stars: Richard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris, Hardy Kruger, Stewart Granger, Barry Foster, Winston Ntshona, Jack Watson, Frank Finlay, John Kani, Kenneth Griffith
Location(s): London, Tschepisi, South Africa

Region(s): ,

Storyline:

A group of aging mercenaries is assembled to free an African opposition leader but the company hiring them betrays them and leaves them to fight their own bloody way out of a hostile African country.

Additional Information:

All stills provided by SJ.

 

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  • Capture 1
  • 17 Feb 2016

The heart of Belgravia. Seaford House, 37 Belgrave Square, London SW1.

A better angle to replace my effort on 17/4/09. SJ

  • Capture 2
  • 28 May 2009

Richard Burton enters Seaford House.

Now. SJ.

  • Capture 3
  • 07 Dec 2014

Burton and Barry Foster at the junction of Courtfield Gardens and Barkston Gardens, SW5.

No I was wrong: it's the Earl's Court area, to be precise the junction of Courtfield Gardens and Barkston Gardens, SW5. Blistering detective work by Neil Rigby who provided a proving still from Google, now replaced with a real shot. SJ

  • Capture 4
  • 07 Dec 2014

The sign behind says Arlington.

Burton's "unspeakable" hotel: I wonder whether the Arlington was real. Note the railings. SJ

  • Capture 5
  • 13 May 2009

Roger Moore outside the Tower Hotel, London E1.

Much the same though tricky for the car to park there nowadays. SJ.

  • Capture 6
  • 08 Oct 2025

Burton arrives at Richard Harris' "Hampstead" house. Neil Rigby has found this one near Twickenham studios on Baronsfield Road in Richmond.

To replace an earlier Google capture, Antony Blair made his way to Baronsfield Road.

  • Capture 7
  • 28 May 2009

Stewart Granger and Foster at Richmond Lock on the west side.

Now. SJ.

  • Capture 8
  • 06 Sep 2011

Looks like Twickenham.

And is: this is Marble Hill Close, first found by "cpo77" on Britmovie. SJ

  • Capture 9
  • 06 Sep 2011

Reverse shot. Definitely Twickenham-ish.

And nice and close to the St Margaret's studios as well as the school fields seen below. SJ

  • Capture 10
  • 06 Sep 2011

Burton and Jack Watson at no 47.

And it's still no 47. SJ

  • Capture 11
  • 17 Apr 2009

Certainly Twickenham.

Now. SJ.

  • Capture 12
  • 17 Apr 2009

Marble Hill, Twickenham, Middlesex.

Still a rugby pitch. SJ.

  • Capture 13
  • 12 Dec 2011

Harris overlooking the rugby pitch.

Now shot tweaked with Photoshop. SJ.

  • Capture 14
  • 'Now' required

South Africa. Rather a challenging "now" opportunity.

  • Capture 15
  • 17 Apr 2009

Burton and Moore back in Belgrave Square though it's dark, they're in a car and it's only obvious when seeing the film.

Now. SJ.

  • Capture 16
  • 28 May 2009

Almost identical to 012 but set three months later. Filmed at the same time probably.

Rugby posts down for the summer. Seasonal variation for Reelstreets good value! SJ.

  • Capture 17
  • 28 May 2009

Burton and Paul Spurrier at Marble Hill.

Now. SJ.

  • Capture 18
  • 28 May 2009

Marble Hill.

Now. SJ.