Main Cast: Scott Glenn, Barbara Carrera, Edward Fox, Laurence Olivier, Robert Webber
Release Year: 1985
Country: UK
Run Time: 124 minutes
MPAA Rating: R
Plot
Laurence Olivier trots out his late-career German accent once again, playing Rudolf Hess in this sequel to Wild Geese. Richard Burton was set to star in the film, but when he died, Edward Fox was brought in as a replacement, playing Burton's younger brother. (the film is dedicated to Burton). The story concerns John Haddad (Scott Glenn), who is hired by a television company to engineer the kidnapping of Rudolf Hess from Spandau prison. Helping him with his assignment are the brother and sister team of Kathy (Barbara Carrera) and Michael Lukas (John Terry). The mercenaries hopes to force Hess to divulge hidden Nazis secrets left unrevealed since World War II. ~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
Robert Freitag - Stroebling; Kenneth Haigh - Col. Reed-Henry; Stratford Johns - Mustapha El Ali; Derek Thompson - Hourigan; Paul Antrim - Sgt. Maj. Murphy; John Terry - Michael Lukas; Ingrid Pitt - Hooker; Dan van Husen - Stroebling's Driver; Malcolm Jamieson - Pierre; Shaun Lawton - Intelligence Man; David Lumsden - Joseph; Patrick Stewart - Russian General; Frederick Warder - Jamil; Amelie Zur Muhlen; Michael Buttner - Heavy; Billy Boyle - Devenish; Herbert Chwoika - Ali's Man; Wilfried Gromau; Michael Harbour - KGB Man; Gabriel Kastner; Peter Kybart - Hunter; James Monaghan - Heavy; Carl Price - British Corporal; David Sullivan - EBC-TV Commentator; Ronald Nitschke - East German Soldier
Credit
Peter Williams - Art Director, Col. Eugene K. Bird - Consultant/advisor, Capt. James P. Monaghan - Consultant/advisor, Diane Holmes - Costume Designer, Peter Hunt - Director, Keith Palmer - Editor, Roy Budd - Composer (Music Score), Karin Bauer-Hurst - Makeup, Hasso Von Hugo - Makeup, Sidney Cain - Production Designer, Michael Reed - Cinematographer, Euan Lloyd - Producer, Richard Rightsfeld - Special Effects, Dicky Beer - Stunts, Reginald Rose - Screenwriter, Daniel Carney - Book Author
