In fact I thought it was Wild Geese until I saw WG
on TV recently. I think this other film was based in the African bush and from
the same era ie mid-late 70s.
At one stage a helicopter is prevented from
taking off by men jumping onto the skis and bringing it down.
Later a prop plane is pursued by jet fighters over the border, . That's really all I can
recall. Thanks to all.
Another quality Sidney Poitier and Ralph Nelson collaboration. Couple of standout roles by Nicol Williamson as a secret policeman, Saeed Jaffrey as a foolish dentist and a sticky end for poor old Archie Duncan (TV's Little John). Lots of twists and turns in the plot to keep you interested. Found a DVD in the cheap bucket for �2.00 a few years ago and a very good addition to the collection it is.
I also suspect it could be the other Richard Harris effort - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079191/...nm_flmg_act_39