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What is the new release
The film, starring Richard Burton, Roger Moore, and Richard Harris, is being re-released by Severin Films in a newly restored 4K version.
The “Ultimate Collector’s Edition” (UHD/Blu-ray/CD) arrives December 2025. It includes a 4K scan from the original camera negative, HDR presentation, a lot of extras: commentaries (both new and archival), interviews, a vintage trailer, behind-the-scenes featurettes, a CD of the original soundtrack, and a 316-page hardback book with essays, script extracts, archival photos, lobby cards, etc.
There is also a regular Blu-ray version, released 8 December 2025.
This release isn’t a trivial reissue — it’s a full restoration and comprehensive package aimed at fans and collectors.
What works — why it’s worth revisiting
Improved picture & fidelity: The 4K scan from the original camera negative gives the 1978 film a visual sharpness, contrast and colour depth.
Strong core film — cast & drama holds up: Even 45 + years later, there’s still power in its cast performances. Burton conveys understated authority in his role as mercenary Colonel Faulkner, Harris brings emotional depth as a man fighting for his son’s future, Moore is the hard bitten wisecracker.
Tight, engaging story + classic ’70s action flavour: The film’s mercenary-rescue plot is straightforward and pacy: parachute-insertion, prison break, escape under fire — with betrayals and moral ambiguity along the way.
Great extras and historical/context value: Added value beyond just the movie — documentaries, commentaries (with actual production figures; the producer, second-unit director, historian), archival newsreels, soundtrack, and making-of book. It gives a richer appreciation of the film’s production history, the era it came from, and its legacy.
In sum — for fans of the film, or of classic ’70s-era action/adventure/camaraderie flicks — this new release offers a way to enjoy it in the best possible quality, with plenty of contextual enrichment.
Hardy Krüger (A Bridge Too Far) and Stewart Granger (King Solomon’s Mines) co-star in this explosive action classic produced by Euan Lloyd (The Final Option) and directed by Andrew V. McLaglen (The Devil’s Brigade) from a screenplay by two-time Oscar® nominee Reginald Rose (12 Angry Men).
Review
Proper 70s action adventure all based on real people and events.
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‘THEY DON’T MAKE ‘EM LIKE THIS ANYMORE…
A classic slice of ‘70s action adventure with a cast of UK movie legends, memorable dialogue and impressive action scenes. Burton is superb’
The Spinning Image
‘GRITTY, EXCITING AND SUPERB…
In the best stiff-upper-lip tradition of great British war movies
and one of the best British films of its era’
Cinema Retro
The release features a stunning array of Extras;
THE WILD GEESE Limited Edition UHD / BD / CD Special Features:
3-DISC LIMITED EDITION (UHD / BD / CD):
EXCLUSIVE: FIFTY MEN IN THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW: A 316pp Full-Colour Hardbound Book on the Making of THE WILD GEESE by Tony Earnshaw
EXCLUSIVE: CD Original Soundtrack of THE WILD GEESE by Roy Budd
EXCLUSIVE: 6 x Original UK Lobby Card Reproductions DISC 1 (UHD):
NEW! Audio Commentary with action film experts, Mike Leeder and Arne Venema *
NEW! Audio Commentary with assembly editor John Grover and Film Academic and South African Historian Calum Waddell *
Archival Audio Commentary with producer Euan Lloyd, star Roger Moore, second unit director John Glen, Moderated by filmmaker Jonathan Sothcott *
Theatrical Trailer * DISC 2 (Blu-ray):
NEW! Jesse, Take Point! – Interview with actor John Kani (Sgt. Jesse Blake)
NEW! Wild Child – Interview with actor Paul Spurrier (Emile Janders)
NEW! Wild Goose Chase – Interview with 2nd unit director / editor John Glen
NEW! Flight of Fancy – Interview with sound editor Colin Miller
The Wild Geese Director – Interview with director Andrew V. McLaglen
The Mercenary – Interview with military advisor Mike Hoare
The Last of the Gentleman Producers – Documentary on producer Euan Lloyd featuring Euan Lloyd, Roger Moore, Joan Armatrading, Ingrid Pitt & more
The Flight of the Wild Geese – Vintage Featurette
THE WILD GEESE Royal Charity Premiere Newsreel DISC 3 (CD): THE WILD GEESE Original Soundtrack
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