The Wild Geese (1978 film)
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The Wild Geese (1978 film) is a 1978 British war adventure film about a group of mercenaries hired to rescue a deposed African leader, noted for its ensemble cast and politically charged storyline.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Wild Geese (1978 film) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8736069 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Wild Geese (1978 film) Context triple: [Frank Finlay, notableWork, The Wild Geese (1978 film)]
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Flight of the Wild Geese
Flight of the Wild Geese refers to the mass departure of Irish Jacobite soldiers and their families to serve in continental European armies, particularly in France, after their defeat in the Williamite War.
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Wild Geese (Irish soldiers in exile)
The Wild Geese were Irish Jacobite soldiers who, after defeat in the Williamite War, left Ireland to serve as mercenaries and officers in various European armies, particularly in France and Spain.
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C.
41 Commando
41 Commando is a Royal Marines commando unit of the British Armed Forces known for its specialized amphibious and expeditionary warfare capabilities.
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D.
Stagecoach (1986 film)
Stagecoach (1986 film) is a made-for-television Western movie that updates John Ford’s classic 1939 film, featuring an ensemble cast on a perilous stagecoach journey across dangerous frontier territory.
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E.
Operation Python (1971)
Operation Python (1971) was a follow-up Indian Navy offensive during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, involving missile boat attacks on Karachi that severely damaged Pakistan’s naval and fuel infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Wild Geese (1978 film) Target entity description: The Wild Geese (1978 film) is a 1978 British war adventure film about a group of mercenaries hired to rescue a deposed African leader, noted for its ensemble cast and politically charged storyline.
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A.
Flight of the Wild Geese
Flight of the Wild Geese refers to the mass departure of Irish Jacobite soldiers and their families to serve in continental European armies, particularly in France, after their defeat in the Williamite War.
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B.
Wild Geese (Irish soldiers in exile)
The Wild Geese were Irish Jacobite soldiers who, after defeat in the Williamite War, left Ireland to serve as mercenaries and officers in various European armies, particularly in France and Spain.
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C.
41 Commando
41 Commando is a Royal Marines commando unit of the British Armed Forces known for its specialized amphibious and expeditionary warfare capabilities.
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D.
Stagecoach (1986 film)
Stagecoach (1986 film) is a made-for-television Western movie that updates John Ford’s classic 1939 film, featuring an ensemble cast on a perilous stagecoach journey across dangerous frontier territory.
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E.
Operation Python (1971)
Operation Python (1971) was a follow-up Indian Navy offensive during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, involving missile boat attacks on Karachi that severely damaged Pakistan’s naval and fuel infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Wild Geese (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Daniel Carney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Barry Foster
NERFINISHED
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Frank Finlay NERFINISHED ⓘ Hardy Krüger NERFINISHED ⓘ Jack Watson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Corey NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Burton NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Harris NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Moore NERFINISHED ⓘ Stewart Granger NERFINISHED ⓘ Winston Ntshona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematography | Jack Hildyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| director | Andrew V. McLaglen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy | EMI Films NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| editedBy | John Glen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
South Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | Wild Geese II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
ⓘ
adventure ⓘ war ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
ⓘ
corporate exploitation ⓘ loyalty ⓘ post-colonial politics ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Captain Rafer Janders
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colonel Allen Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ Lieutenant Shawn Fynn NERFINISHED ⓘ Sergeant Jock McTaggart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Roy Budd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
mercenaries
ⓘ
rescue mission ⓘ |
| notableFor |
ensemble cast
ⓘ
politically charged storyline ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| producer | Euan Lloyd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1978 ⓘ |
| releaseFormat | theatrical release ⓘ |
| runtime | 134 minutes ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Reginald Rose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| titleSongPerformer | Joan Armatrading NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Wild Geese (1978 film) Description of subject: The Wild Geese (1978 film) is a 1978 British war adventure film about a group of mercenaries hired to rescue a deposed African leader, noted for its ensemble cast and politically charged storyline.
Referenced by (1)
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