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Wild Geese (The) AKA Die Wildgänse kommen (Blu-ray) (1978)
The Dogs of War. The Best Damn Mercenaries in the Business!Director: Andrew V. McLaglen
Year of Copyright: 1978
Year of Production: 1977
OVERALL: Draw-
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by producer Euan Lloyd, actor Roger Moore, and editor John Glen, moderated by Jonathan Sothcott (2003)
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Extras:"Flight of the Wild Geese Director" 1978 featurette (15:48)
"The Mercenary" interview with military advisor Mike Hoare (9:51)
"The Last of the Gentlemen Producers: The Life and Works of Euan Lloyd" 2003 documentary (37:17)
"Stars' War: The Flight of The Wild Geese" 1978 featurette (24:37)
The Wild Geese Royal Charity Premiere Newsreel (7:16)
Theatrical Trailer (3:45) -
Subtitles:None
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 MPEG-2
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Soundtrack(s):English Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Only available in a Blu-ray+DVD combo pack.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by producer Euan Lloyd, actor Roger Moore, and editor John Glen, moderated by Jonathan Sothcott (2003)
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Extras:"The Flight of the Wild Geese" 1978 featurette (15:14)*
"Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese" 1978 featurette (24:38)
"The Last of the Gentlemen Producers: The Life and Works of Euan Lloyd" 2003 documentary (37:22)
"The Restoration" 2010 featurette (HD) (9:04)
Theatrical Trailer (3:46)
Startup Trailers (in German)
- Passchendaele (2:10)
- Kommando Leopard (2:05)
- The Commander (2:16) -
Subtitles:German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD 2.0 Mono
German DTS-HD 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:BD Title: "Die Wildgänse kommen".
The last 7:13 come from an inferior source that reveals more picture at the bottom at the expense of the top and sides.
Extras are SD unless otherwise stated and have optional German subtitles.
The audio commentary is in English with no subtitles.
* A narrated vintage featurette that has a German narrator speaking over the original English narration (the title card is in German as well). Bizarrely, the interviews with the cast and crew and onscreen text are in unsubtitled English. This is a cutdown version of the "Stars' War ..." featurette prepared for the German market.
The English soundtrack is noticeably lower in volume than the German. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by producer Euan Lloyd, actor Roger Moore, and editor John Glen, moderated by Jonathan Sothcott (2003)
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Extras:"The Flight of the Wild Geese" 1978 featurette (15:14)*
"Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese" 1978 featurette (24:38)
"The Last of the Gentlemen Producers: The Life and Works of Euan Lloyd" 2003 documentary (37:22)
"The Restoration" 2010 featurette (HD) (9:04)
Theatrical Trailer (3:46) -
Subtitles:German (optional)
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:BD Title: Die Wildgänse kommen
Extras are SD unless otherwise stated.
The audio commentary is in English with no subtitles.
* A narrated vintage featurette that has a German narrator speaking over the original English narration (the title card is in German as well). Bizarrely, the interviews with the cast and crew and onscreen text are in unsubtitled English. This is a cutdown version of the "Stars' War ..." featurette prepared for the German market. -
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by producer Euan Lloyd, actor Roger Moore, and editor John Glen, moderated by Jonathan Sothcott (2003)
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Extras:"The Flight of the Wild Geese" 1978 featurette (15:14)*
"Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geese" 1978 featurette (24:38)
"The Last of the Gentlemen Producers: The Life and Works of Euan Lloyd" 2003 documentary (37:22)
"The Restoration" 2010 featurette (HD) (9:04)
Theatrical Trailer (3:46) -
Subtitles:German
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono
German DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono -
Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:* A narrated vintage featurette that has a German narrator speaking over the original English narration (the title card is in German as well). Bizarrely, the interviews with the cast and crew and onscreen text are in unsubtitled English. This is a cutdown version of the "Stars' War ..." featurette prepared for the German market.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by producer Euan Lloyd, actor Roger Moore, and editor John Glen, moderated by Jonathan Sothcott (2003)
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Extras:"World Premiere" 1978 footage (7:36)
Theatrical Trailer (3:55)
Start-up trailer for "Arrow Video" promo (3:16) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Extras are in HD.
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Commentaries:Audio Commentary by producer Euan Lloyd, actor Roger Moore, and editor John Glen, moderated by Jonathan Sothcott (2003)
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Extras:Bonus Film: "Code Name: Wild Geese" (SD) (83:54)
"World Premiere" 1978 footage (7:36)
Theatrical Trailer (3:55)
Start-up trailer for "Arrow Video" promo (3:16) -
Subtitles:English HoH
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Aspect Ratio:1.85:1
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Picture Format:1080p24 AVC MPEG-4
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Soundtrack(s):English LPCM 2.0 Mono
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Case type:Keep Case
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Notes:Reversible Cover.
Extras are in HD unless otherwise stated.
24-page liner notes booklet. -
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OVERALL: Draw
The US release has a better selection of film related extras whilst the German release loses a few extras and offers an exclusive "Restoration" featurette instead. Also note the last 7 min 13 sec of the 2010 German BD are zoomed in and in much lower quality.
The German and UK releases both feature an AVC encoded transfer and lossless audio. The UK Special Edition also includes a bonus film.
GENERAL NOTES:
There are two sets of English-language credits, the British ones denoting the film as "Euan Lloyd's Production of" and the international one with "Euan Lloyd's and Erwin C. Dietrich's Production of" which was replaced on the HD master with the former on some releases (it is present on the Ascot Blu-ray).
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CUTS:
- Blu-ray ALL America- Severin Films - No cuts (134:44)
- Blu-ray ALL Digital Remastered Germany- Ascot Elite Home Entertainment - No cuts (134:27)
- Blu-ray ALL Remastered Edition Germany- Ascot Elite Home Entertainment - No cuts (134:27)
- Blu-ray B Remastered Edition Germany- Pidax Film/AL!VE - No cuts (134:39)
- Blu-ray B United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (134:39)
- Blu-ray B Special Edition United Kingdom- Arrow Films - No cuts (134:39)
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Comparison added by Eric_Cotenas on 24/11/12
Comparison last updated by Eric_Cotenas on 08/06/21UPDATE LOG:
24/11/12: Initial entry.
Please ensure you read our disclaimer.
07/01/13: Added DVDBeaver link.
21/02/13: Added UK release.
07/03/14: Added German release.
22/08/17: Added UK reissue, updated UK SE.
07/06/18: Updated note on zoomed in German release.
06/06/21: Dates, Swiss co-production title, remastered German edition. Tagline.
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