Wild Geese II (Original title)Wild Geese II - The Square Circle (Alternative title)Wild Geese Two (Alternative title)
Date: 12 July 1985 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Peter Hunt
Synopsis: Thriller sequel. A band of mercenaries plan to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau prison.
Genres: Crime, Thriller
Subjects: Hess, Rudolf (1894 - 1987), Mercenaries
Releases
Date: 12 July 1985Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 124 mins 49 secs - Length: 11235 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors
Title: Euan Lloyd: the ties that bond part 4: he who daredAuthor: MCSHARRY, Mac Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Producer Euan Lloyd discusses the making of his last three films: The SEA WOLVES, WHO DARES WINS and WILD GEESE II.
In: Sight and Sound v1 n3 July 1991 Page: 61
Title: [Sight and Sound - v1 n3 July 1991: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v52 n616 May 1985 Page: 166
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v52 n616 May 1985: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n499 1 Jun 1985 Page: 54
Title: [Screen International - n499 1 Jun 1985: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n485 23 Feb 1985 Page: 34
Title: [Screen International - n485 23 Feb 1985: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with producer Eaun Lloyd.
In: Films v5 n5 May 1985 Pages: 16-17
Title: [Films - v5 n5 May 1985: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with producer Euan Lloyd.
In: City Limits n190 24 May 1985 Page: 23
Title: [City Limits - n190 24 May 1985: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 5 Jun 1985 Page: 16
Title: [Variety - 5 Jun 1985: no known title]Language: English
In: Film-Echo/Filmwoche n19 6 Apr 1985 Page: 9
Title: [Film-Echo/Filmwoche - n19 6 Apr 1985: no known title]Language: German
Description: German reaction to the making of the film.
In: Time Out n770 23 May 1985 Page: 55
Title: [Time Out - n770 23 May 1985: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Caption review.
In: Films and Filming n368 May 1985 Page: 44
Title: [Films and Filming - n368 May 1985: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n456 28 Jul 1984 Page: 4
Title: [Screen International - n456 28 Jul 1984: no known title]Language: English
Description: Details.
In: Screen International n457 4 Aug 1984 Page: 13,14
Title: [Screen International - n457 4 Aug 1984: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v281 n50 16 May 1984 Page: 17
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v281 n50 16 May 1984: no known title]Language: English
Description: Thorn-EMI acquire worldwide rights.
In: Screen International n459 18 Aug 1984 Page: 2
Title: [Screen International - n459 18 Aug 1984: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note that Fox will play Richard Burton's part in the film.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v283 n2 31 Jul 1984 Page: 20
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v283 n2 31 Jul 1984: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Cinema n12 December 1984 Page: 97
Title: [Cinema - n12 December 1984: no known title]Language: German
Description: Production report with comments from producer Euan Lloyd.
In: Screen International n446 19 May 1984 Page: 1
Title: [Screen International - n446 19 May 1984: no known title]Language: English
Description: Shooting to start in July 1984.
In: Screen International n467 13 Oct 1984 Page: 56
Title: [Screen International - n467 13 Oct 1984: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report.
In: Screen International n355 7 Aug 1982 Page: 1,2
Title: [Screen International - n355 7 Aug 1982: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11247 FeetBFI identifier: C-510033
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1494715
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11236 FeetBFI identifier: C-619162
Status: Status pending - Location of material is under review
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11247 FeetBFI identifier: C-510033
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm TV (low contrast) Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1494717
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Date: 12 July 1985 (Release)Country: United KingdomDirector: Peter Hunt
Synopsis: Thriller sequel. A band of mercenaries plan to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau prison.
Genres: Crime, Thriller
Subjects: Hess, Rudolf (1894 - 1987), Mercenaries
Releases
Date: 12 July 1985Country: United KingdomRelease type: TheatricalFormat: 35mm Film - Colour - Technicolor - Sound - MonoRuntime: 124 mins 49 secs - Length: 11235 FeetDialogue (original): EnglishDistributor: Columbia-EMI-Warner Distributors
Credits
(63)
Production Company: Frontier Film Productions, Production Company: Thorn-EMI Films, Executive Producer: Chris Chrisafis, Producer: Euan Lloyd, Co-producer: A. Eric Scotoni, Production Executive (Germany): Willy Egger, Unit Production Manager: Jochen Feldhoff, Unit Manager: Ralf Blankenburg, Production Supervisor: Norman Foster, Production Co-ordinator: Beryl Harvey, Production Comptroller: Carolyn Hall, Location Manager: Nigel Goldsack, Production Assistant: Elizabeth Schwarzer, 2nd Unit Director: James Devis, Assistant Director: Ken Baker, Assistant Director: Eva-Maria Schönecker, Assistant Director: Peter Bennett, Screenplay: Reginald Rose, Based on a novel by: Daniel Carney, Director of Photography: Michael Reed, 2nd Unit Photographer: James Devis, Camera Operator: Herbert Smith, Camera Operator: James Bawden, Special Effects: Richard Richtsfeld, Special Effects: Martin Gutteridge, Special Effects Technician: Helmut Klee, Editor: Keith Palmer, Production Designer: Syd Cain, Art Director: Peter Williams, Set Dresser: Don Mingaye, Draughtsman: Don Mingaye, Costume Designer: Diane Holmes, Wardrobe Supervisor: Philippe Pickford, Wardrobe Master: Jörg Reichardt, Wardrobe Mistress: Brigitte Friedländer-Rodriguez, Make-up: Hasso von Hugo, Make-up: Karin Bauer, Make-up: Marianne Müller, Make-up Artist: Anna Dryhurst, Title Design: Tom Pullinger, Titles: National Screen Service Ltd., Music: Roy Budd, Music Performed by: London Symphony Orchestra, Music Recording: Dave Hunt, Sound Recording: Chris Munro, Sound Re-recording: Gerry Humphreys, Sound Editor: Graham Harris, Sound Editor: James Roddan, Action Arranger: Dickie Beer, Stunts: Gareth Milne, Stunts: Frank Henson, Stunts: Nick Hobbs, Stunts: Billy Horrigan, Stunts: Valentino Musetti, Stunts: Bill Weston, Stunts: Wayne Michaels, Stunts: Denise Ryan, Stunts: Jason White, Spandau Prison Technical Adviser: Eugene K. Bird, Weapons Technical Adviser: James P. Monaghan, Production Liaison (London): Ronnie Bear, Armourer: Gunther Schaidt
Cast
(32)
Scott Glenn (John Haddad), Barbara Carrera (Kathy Lukas), Edward Fox (Alex Faulkner), Laurence Olivier (Rudolf Hess), Robert Webber (Robert McCann), Robert Freitag (Heinrich Stroebling), Kenneth Haigh (Colonel Reed-Henry), Stratford Johns (Mustapha El Ali), Derek Thompson (Hourigan), Paul Antrim (Murphy), John Terry (Michael Lukas), Ingrid Pitt (hooker), Patrick Stewart (Russian general), Michael Harbour (KGB man), David Lumsden (Joseph Khoury), Frederick Warder (Jamil Khoury), Malcolm Jamieson (Pierre Helou), Billy Boyle (Devenish), David Sullivan (EBC commentator), Dan van Husen (Stroebling's driver), James Monaghan (1st heavy), Michael Büttner (2nd heavy), Herbert Chwoika (Ali's man), Carl Price (British corporal), Ronald Nitschke (East German soldier), Wilfried Gronau (immigration official), Shaun Lawton (intelligence man), Peter Kybart (hunter), Amelie Zur Muhlen (Russian woman), Gabriele Kastner (East German tour guide), Tom Deiniger (nightclub artist), Vie en Rose Ensemble (nightclub artists)
Articles held in BFI Reuben Library
(20)
In: Cinema Retro v2 n4 Winter 2006 Pages: 56-59Title: Euan Lloyd: the ties that bond part 4: he who daredAuthor: MCSHARRY, Mac Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Producer Euan Lloyd discusses the making of his last three films: The SEA WOLVES, WHO DARES WINS and WILD GEESE II.
In: Sight and Sound v1 n3 July 1991 Page: 61
Title: [Sight and Sound - v1 n3 July 1991: no known title]Article type: NoteLanguage: English
In: Monthly Film Bulletin v52 n616 May 1985 Page: 166
Title: [Monthly Film Bulletin - v52 n616 May 1985: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
In: Screen International n499 1 Jun 1985 Page: 54
Title: [Screen International - n499 1 Jun 1985: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n485 23 Feb 1985 Page: 34
Title: [Screen International - n485 23 Feb 1985: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with producer Eaun Lloyd.
In: Films v5 n5 May 1985 Pages: 16-17
Title: [Films - v5 n5 May 1985: no known title]Article type: InterviewLanguage: English
Description: Interview with producer Euan Lloyd.
In: City Limits n190 24 May 1985 Page: 23
Title: [City Limits - n190 24 May 1985: no known title]Language: English
In: Variety 5 Jun 1985 Page: 16
Title: [Variety - 5 Jun 1985: no known title]Language: English
In: Film-Echo/Filmwoche n19 6 Apr 1985 Page: 9
Title: [Film-Echo/Filmwoche - n19 6 Apr 1985: no known title]Language: German
Description: German reaction to the making of the film.
In: Time Out n770 23 May 1985 Page: 55
Title: [Time Out - n770 23 May 1985: no known title]Article type: ReviewLanguage: English
Description: Caption review.
In: Films and Filming n368 May 1985 Page: 44
Title: [Films and Filming - n368 May 1985: no known title]Language: English
In: Screen International n456 28 Jul 1984 Page: 4
Title: [Screen International - n456 28 Jul 1984: no known title]Language: English
Description: Details.
In: Screen International n457 4 Aug 1984 Page: 13,14
Title: [Screen International - n457 4 Aug 1984: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v281 n50 16 May 1984 Page: 17
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v281 n50 16 May 1984: no known title]Language: English
Description: Thorn-EMI acquire worldwide rights.
In: Screen International n459 18 Aug 1984 Page: 2
Title: [Screen International - n459 18 Aug 1984: no known title]Language: English
Description: Note that Fox will play Richard Burton's part in the film.
In: The Hollywood Reporter v283 n2 31 Jul 1984 Page: 20
Title: [The Hollywood Reporter - v283 n2 31 Jul 1984: no known title]Article type: CreditsLanguage: English
Description: Credits.
In: Cinema n12 December 1984 Page: 97
Title: [Cinema - n12 December 1984: no known title]Language: German
Description: Production report with comments from producer Euan Lloyd.
In: Screen International n446 19 May 1984 Page: 1
Title: [Screen International - n446 19 May 1984: no known title]Language: English
Description: Shooting to start in July 1984.
In: Screen International n467 13 Oct 1984 Page: 56
Title: [Screen International - n467 13 Oct 1984: no known title]Language: English
Description: Production report.
In: Screen International n355 7 Aug 1982 Page: 1,2
Title: [Screen International - n355 7 Aug 1982: no known title]Language: English
Film, Video or Digital materials held in BFI National Archive(4)
Accessible materials to view(1)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11247 FeetBFI identifier: C-510033
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Film materials(4)
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1494715
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11236 FeetBFI identifier: C-619162
Status: Status pending - Location of material is under review
Description: 35mm Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedLength: 11247 FeetBFI identifier: C-510033
Status: Viewing - Film print can be requested for access (servicing required)
Description: 35mm TV (low contrast) Colour PositiveBase: SafetySound: CombinedBFI identifier: C-1494717
Status: Master - Restricted access to preserved film