Wild Geese II (1985)

This inferior sequel deals about a new group of the much-wanted mercenaries (Scott Glenn, Edward Fox, John Terry among others) assigned by a rich television network (Robert Webber, Barbara Carrera) to free famous arch-Nazi war criminal Rudolph Hess.The film is packed with noisy action, thrills, suspense, tension and lots of violence . It contains uncomfortable mix of flaws and gaps with little believable situations and is badly developed. The picture is middling directed by Peter Hunt who made one of the best Bond films : ¨On her majestic's secret service ¨, furthermore ,¨Death hunt¨ and ¨Shout the devil¨. The movie is dedicated to Richard Burton , he played the original film (along with Roger Moore, Hardy Kruger,Richad Harris, Stewart Granger), that was better than you would expect.Adding more details about those described on the movie regarding Rudolph Hess - very well played by Laurence Olivier- and his Spandau prison, the events were the following : Hess was privately distressed by the war with Great Britain, because he, like almost other Nazis , hoped that would accept Germany as an ally . He thought to score a diplomatic victory by sealing a peace and attempted to contact the Duke of Hamilton in Scotland. On 10 May 1941 , Hess took off in a Messerschmitt. Hess parachuted over Renfrewshire , Scotland, there a farmer named David McLain declared to have arrested Hess with his pitchfork. Hess then became a defendant at the Nuremberg trial of the International Military Tribunal where in 1946 was found guilty on two counts and he was given a life sentence. On 1987 , Hess died while under four power imprisonment at Spandau prison in west Berlin , at the age 93. He was found with an electric cord wrapped around his neck. Spandau prison was subsequently demolished to prevent it from becoming a shrine

Great film. This film is very different to the first oneand is also very enjoyable. It has a lot of very good action and an interesting story as well as being shot on location in pre 1989 Berlin. I like the music too. There are some clichés but it has lots of thrills and will teach you something about German history.I live In Berlin myself but moved here after the wall came down so this film gives you some idea what it was like to live here when the city was divided. Berlin is a fascinating city and has a lot to offer. This film does more than just tell a story- it gives you some insight into the 80s in Berlin.

'Wild Geese 2' Is a contractually obliged sequel to the original mercenary classic, Richard Burton Was due to reprise his role, but sadly Richard Burton, succumbed to a fatal brain hemorrhage, This time around Edward Fox, Fills in as the younger Brother of Faulkner, who is approached by news reporter magnates, who want Faulkner to free the infamous war criminal, Rudolf Hess,(who is incarcerated in the equally infamous Spandau prison, in Berlin,Laurence Olivier,) plays the aging Nazi.Faulkner Decline's the perilous operation,but Recommend's another mercenary for the impossible feat, John Hadad, Played By the ever moody Scott Glenn,who literally sleeps through this performance, Naturally Glenn Cant pull off this mission, so Fox Agrees, 'Wild Geese 2', is watchable but don't be expecting sheer brilliance,

This is a highly underated film. For those of you who love Hard action films , this is perfect. Peter Hunt gives the procedings a no frills, lean and mean pace. He brilliantly captures the tough World the characters live in. I loved the first film, this isn't as good but is entertaining enough. It is very much like 'Who dares Wins' in its uncinical approach to fast and heavy violence. The characters are not nice people so there is little love loss between them. Scott Glenn plays the lead Emotionless and I believe this is done on purpose.