The Wild Geese
strong violence, injury detail, language, drug misuse
Director(s)Andrew V McLaglen
Production year1978
Release date14/11/2025
Genre(s)Action
Approx. running minutes135m
CastRichard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris
The Wild Geese
strong violence, injury detail, language, drug misuse
In this 1978 action thriller, a group of mercenaries hired by a corporation for a rescue mission find themselves strande ...
In this 1978 action thriller, a group of mercenaries hired by a corporation for a rescue mission find themselves stranded in Africa with the enemy.
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
suicide and self-harm
injury detail
strong violence, injury detail, language, drug misuse
Classified Date:
24/10/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Munro Film Services
violence
A group of mercenaries engage in frequent shootouts with enemy forces, which include bloody detail. A character's throat is cut in close-up. Others are killed by machete attacks, stabbings, and impalements with metal rods. During combat sequences, blood spurts are visible when people are shot. Explosions and grenade blasts kill people, and set others on fire.
threat and horror
Characters are threatened with knives and guns on multiple occasions, and a man is held prisoner.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as uses of 'son of a bitch', 'whore', 'asshole', 'bollocks', 'bastard', 'bloody', 'screw', 'balls', 'ass', 'shit', 'damn', 'hell', 'God' and 'Jesus'.
sex
There are passing references to sex workers and kissing scenes.
discrimination
There is use of racist language including the racist term 'n****r' and 'kaffir'. Some racist and homophobic attitudes are expressed, though these are condemned within the narrative.
drugs
A drug dealer is forced to consume a bag of heroin at gunpoint, resulting in an overdose. There are also references to drug dealing.
suicide and self-harm
A character makes a mild reference to suicide.
injury detail
There is sight of dead bodies with blood visible. A woman is shown bloody and bruised after being beaten by criminals, and characters bleed from gunshot wounds, with some close-up detail of injuries.
rude humour
There is rude humour including references to 'bum doctors' and hemorrhoids.
theme
There are references to cancer and bereavement.
alcohol and smoking
There is brief sight of people smoking.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified Date:
02/06/1978
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Rank Film Dists Ltd
Contains strong language
Classified Date:
20/01/2009
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Arrow Film Distributors Ltd
Classified Date:
14/04/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Home Entertainment Corporation
Classified Date:
26/10/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Home Entertainment Corp. Plc
Classified Date:
29/01/1990
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pickwick Video Ltd
Classified Date:
04/08/1986
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Rank Video Library
Classified Date:
22/07/1984
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
RCA Videodisc Ltd
Classified Date:
21/10/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Munro Film Services
Classified Date:
08/03/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Home Entertainment Corporation
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD audio commentary featuring producer Euan Lloyd and actor Roger Moore
Classified date24/10/2025
LanguageEnglish
violence
threat and horror
language
sex
discrimination
drugs
suicide and self-harm
injury detail
Director(s)Andrew V McLaglen
Production year1978
Release date14/11/2025
Genre(s)Action
Approx. running minutes135m
CastRichard Burton, Roger Moore, Richard Harris
strong violence, injury detail, language, drug misuse
Classified Date:
24/10/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Munro Film Services
violence
A group of mercenaries engage in frequent shootouts with enemy forces, which include bloody detail. A character's throat is cut in close-up. Others are killed by machete attacks, stabbings, and impalements with metal rods. During combat sequences, blood spurts are visible when people are shot. Explosions and grenade blasts kill people, and set others on fire.
threat and horror
Characters are threatened with knives and guns on multiple occasions, and a man is held prisoner.
language
There is use of strong language ('f**k'), as well as uses of 'son of a bitch', 'whore', 'asshole', 'bollocks', 'bastard', 'bloody', 'screw', 'balls', 'ass', 'shit', 'damn', 'hell', 'God' and 'Jesus'.
sex
There are passing references to sex workers and kissing scenes.
discrimination
There is use of racist language including the racist term 'n****r' and 'kaffir'. Some racist and homophobic attitudes are expressed, though these are condemned within the narrative.
drugs
A drug dealer is forced to consume a bag of heroin at gunpoint, resulting in an overdose. There are also references to drug dealing.
suicide and self-harm
A character makes a mild reference to suicide.
injury detail
There is sight of dead bodies with blood visible. A woman is shown bloody and bruised after being beaten by criminals, and characters bleed from gunshot wounds, with some close-up detail of injuries.
rude humour
There is rude humour including references to 'bum doctors' and hemorrhoids.
theme
There are references to cancer and bereavement.
alcohol and smoking
There is brief sight of people smoking.
flashing/flickering lights
This work contains flashing images which may affect viewers who are susceptible to photosensitive epilepsy.
Classified Date:
02/06/1978
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Rank Film Dists Ltd
Contains strong language
Classified Date:
20/01/2009
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media + VOD/Streaming
Distributor:
Arrow Film Distributors Ltd
Classified Date:
14/04/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Home Entertainment Corporation
Classified Date:
26/10/1998
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Home Entertainment Corp. Plc
Classified Date:
29/01/1990
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Pickwick Video Ltd
Classified Date:
04/08/1986
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Rank Video Library
Classified Date:
22/07/1984
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
RCA Videodisc Ltd
Classified Date:
21/10/2025
Version:
2D
Use:
Cinema
Distributor:
Munro Film Services
Classified Date:
08/03/2004
Version:
2D
Use:
Physical media
Distributor:
Home Entertainment Corporation
Paperwork Remarks:
DVD audio commentary featuring producer Euan Lloyd and actor Roger Moore
Classified date24/10/2025
LanguageEnglish