Movies
TV Shows
People
28/06/1978 Action 2h 14m
68
User score

Overview

A British multinational company seeks to overthrow a vicious dictator in central Africa. It hires a band of (largely aged) mercenaries in London and sends them in to save the virtuous but imprisoned opposition leader who is also critically ill and due for execution. Just when the team has performed a perfect rescue, the multinational does a deal with the vicious dictator leaving the mercenary band to escape under their own steam and exact revenge.

  1. Andrew V. McLaglen

    Director

Top billed cast

  1. Richard Burton

    Col. Allen Faulkner

  2. Richard Harris

    Capt. Rafer Janders

  3. Roger Moore

    Lt. Shawn Fynn

  4. Hardy Krüger

    Lt. Pieter Coetze

  5. Stewart Granger

    Sir Edward Matherson

  6. John Kani

    Sgt. Jesse Blake

  7. Jack Watson

    RSM Sandy Young

  8. Frank Finlay

    Fr. Geoghagen

  9. Kenneth Griffith

    Arthur Witty

  10. View more

Full Cast & Crew

Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf
Written by CinemaSerf on 2023-06-04
Stewart Granger hires Richard Burton's "Col. Faulkner" to put together a crack team, money no object, to fly to southern Africa and rescue the deposed president "Limbani" (Winston Ntshona). Meantime, his erstwhile colleague, poor old Roger Moore ("Flynn") in on the run from the London mob after he persuaded the nephew of one of their number to overdose on strychnine-laden heroine; and Richard Harris ("Janders") is trying to stay connected with his young son from his recent divorce. He recruits them and that's the nub of the team. Next, he turns to the strict disciplinarian RSM "Sandy" (Jack Wa...read the rest
Read All Reviews

Recommendations

  1. The Dogs of War58%
  2. Red Scorpion59%
  3. Narco Sub66%
  4. Blood Diamond75%
  5. The Substitute69%
  6. Fight or Flight62%
  7. Close Range64%
  8. Sahara64%
  9. The Equalizer 267%
  10. Redemption Day59%
  11. 24 Hours To Live59%
  12. A Working Man66%
  13. The Marine 6: Close Quarters68%
  14. Hostage63%
  15. Inside Man: Most Wanted63%
  16. Assassin Club59%
  17. John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum74%
  18. Gridlocked59%
  19. Sniper: Rogue Mission62%
  20. Con Air68%

Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$11,600,000.00

Revenue
$9,900,000.00

Keywords