Brannigan

1975 111 min ★ 6.0 Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller, Comedy

A hard-nosed Chicago cop is sent to London to bring back an American mobster being held for extradition. Brannigan in his Irish-American way brings American law to the people of Scotland Yard but has to contend with a stuffy old London first.

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Cast

John Wayne

Lt. Jim Brannigan

Richard Attenborough

Cmdr. Charles Swann

Judy Geeson

DS Jennifer Thatcher

Mel Ferrer

Mel Fields

John Vernon

Ben Larkin

Ralph Meeker

Capt. Moretti

Barry Dennen

Julian

Lesley-Anne Down

Luana

Del Henney

Drexel

James Booth

Charlie-the-Handle

Details

Director

Douglas Hickox

Screenplay

Christopher Trumbo

Tagline

"Big Jim Brannigan takes on London - Chicago Style !"

Status

Released

Original Language

EN

Production

Levy-Gardner-Laven, Wellborn

Reviews

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Nutshell

July 17, 2019

★ 4/10

A mostly mediocre action flick made near the end of John Wayne's long career, the last 15 minutes are so awful, it seems hard to believe these final sequences were directed by Douglas Hickox, who's work was normally pretty decent and at times brilliant (Theatre of Blood). Only for hardcore Duke fans I'm afraid...

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CinemaSerf

April 4, 2022

★ 6/10

Who could ever have thought that John Wayne and Richard Attenborough would ever team up? Well they do, here, and I quiet enjoyed the outcome. The former is a rather wayward Chicago police officer sent to London to collect escapee "Larkin" (John Vernon). Thing is, whilst he and "Sir Charles" are having a boiler-maker in a posh gentleman's club, their quarry is kidnapped from his sauna and it falls ...