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A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin.A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin.A group of mercenaries is hired to spring Rudolf Hess from Spandau Prison in Berlin.
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- TriviaAs Rudolf Hess, 77-year-old Sir Laurence Olivier was in poor health during filming, and required a nurse to accompany him during production. Olivier was also beginning to suffer with memory problems, and labored for hours on his one long speech, because of having trouble remembering the dialogue.
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John Haddad: Alright.. Give the signal.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Last of the Gentleman Producers (2004)
- SoundtracksBerliner Luft
Music by Paul Lincke (uncredited)
Performed by the Musikkorps der Polizei Berlin
Courtesy of EMI Electrola GmbH
Publisher Apollo Verlag GmbH
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This is a good film.
I saw this film just once in the mid eighties immediately after it's release. For anyone mildly interested in the historical events of the 'cold war' era, it is an excellent example(without giving away any of the plot) of how the East and West used Hess as a pawn. Olivier as always, does a truly remarkable job portraying the latter day Hess. I could not imagine any other actor being able to portray him so convincingly, and with the usual attention Olivier paid to his visual appearance, he gives a first class performance which has remained in my memory some 17 years on. It left such a good impression on me that I have spent the last 15 years scanning the TV film pages for it - to no avail. Scott Glenn too returns a creditable performance, and Edward Fox steps into the shoes of Richard Burton quite seamlessly. Good story line for anyone with even a scant knowledge of modern history, and well directed. This film has never seemed to make it to the TV screens and I cannot understand why. Nor have I seen a video available in the UK. It is an excellent film, but probably not of much interest to the younger viewer who has no interest in the era and the history
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- Jan 16, 2002
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- Wild Geese 2
- Filming locations
- Carnaby Street, London, England, UK(Opening scene with Hadad being followed by an assassin)
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- Gross US & Canada
- $69,342
- Gross worldwide
- $69,342
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