Code Name: Wild Geese

Code Name: Wild Geese

Year: 1984

Runtime: 101 mins

Language: Italian

Director: Antonio Margheriti

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Commander Robin Wesley leads a tight‑knit band of mercenaries into the treacherous Golden Triangle of Southeast Asia, tasked with toppling a ruthless dictator who runs one of the world’s largest opium manufacturing and distribution networks, threatening regional stability.

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1

Operation starts in Hong Kong

DEA agent Fletcher heads the operation to cut off opium supply to the West and secures an alliance with Brenner. Brenner and his partner Charlton back the mission as financiers and facilitators.

Before departure Hong Kong
2

Wesley recruited to destroy opium factories

Brenner and Charlton recruit Robin Wesley, a grieving father whose son died of heroin addiction, to lead the strike on opium factories in the Golden Triangle. Wesley’s assignment includes assembling mercenaries from around the world, including individuals with checkered pasts.

Shortly after recruitment Hong Kong
3

Wesley's international mercenary team

Wesley's team is composed of mercenaries from various countries, among them 'China' and Klein who have troubled histories. Wesley, still mourning his son, steps into a leadership role for the mission.

Pre-departure Hong Kong / en route to Golden Triangle
4

Boat journey to the Golden Triangle

The team travels by boat into the Golden Triangle and then downriver toward the jungle. In Hong Kong, Fletcher, Brenner and Charlton wait for updates from their base on the operation’s progress.

In transit Golden Triangle / river route
5

Jungle march guided by Kim

After disembarking, the team marches through the jungle and meets Kim and his guerrilla fighters. Kim agrees to guide them to a remote quarry base where they will stage the assault.

Approach to base Golden Triangle jungle
6

Sentries eliminated, rope-entry planned

Kim’s men along with Klein neutralize a sentry in a watch tower. Arbib and Kowalski rig a rope slide across the quarry’s top to facilitate the impending assault.

Descent preparations Quarry perimeter
7

Kowalski enters and is wounded

Kowalski slides through the communications hut, killing one soldier and capturing another, even as a bamboo splinter impales his arm. He endures the injury to continue the operation.

Descent entry Quarry communications hut
8

Arbib clears sleeping quarters

Arbib drops into the sleeping quarters hut and kills the occupants who awaken and attack. The rest of the team prepares to move deeper into the base.

Descent entry Quarry sleeping quarters
9

Full descent and base secured

The remaining commandos descend the quarry sides, shooting any enemies that escape from Kowalski and Arbib. China remains behind to secure the base’s lone helicopter for extraction.

Descent completion Quarry base
10

Radio returns the base is captured

With the base secured, Wesley’s radio confirms the capture of the helicopter and contacts his own base for extraction. The team prepares to depart with their prize.

After assault Quarry base
11

News reaches Brenner and Charlton in Hong Kong

While Brenner and Charlton golf, Fletcher informs them that Wesley has neutralized the quarry and captured the helicopter. The operation’s local progress reaches the financiers in Hong Kong.

Mid-mission Hong Kong
12

Depot confrontation and helicopter arrival

China pilots the helicopter toward the opium manufacturing depot. The depot confirms the arriving chopper by radio and lets it land before the commandos storm the site, killing any enemy soldiers in sight.

Approach/landing Opium depot, Golden Triangle
13

Destruction of labs and silos

Wesley, Arbib and Stone destroy heroin laboratories with C4 while Klein detonates opium container silos with grenades and charges. Stone is wounded, prompting Klein, China and Kim to help him and secure prisoners.

During assault Opium depot
14

Prisoners freed and the addict woman

Kim and his men locate prisoners and free them as the operation concludes. A North American woman among the captives behaves bizarrely, and China intervenes, realizing she is a heroin addict with puncture marks on her forearm.

After confrontation Depot vicinity
15

Wesley finds a disk

Wesley enters an office, rifles through a safe, and finds a computer disk. He loads it onto a nearby computer to browse its contents, hinting at broader information connected to the mission.

Post-assault Depot office

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