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John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, Mel Ferrer, John Vernon ... see more see more... , Daniel Pilon , John Stride , James Booth , Del Henney , Anthony Booth , Brian Glover , Ralph Meeker , Arthur Batanides , Stewart Bevan , Barry Dennen , Lesley-Anne Down , Tom Laughlin , Kathryn Leigh Scott , Jack Watson , Antony Booth , Don Henderson

This offbeat John Wayne vehicle casts the Duke as Detective Jim Brannigan, an Irish-American detective at large in London. After the requisite culture-clash routines, it's down to business as Branniga... read more read more...n teams with Scotland Yard official Commander Swann (Richard Attenborough) to corral a crook who has absconded to England to avoid extradition. Judy Geeson co-stars as Jennifer Thatcher, a cute lady constable who spends most over her time fending off Brannigan's inbred chauvinism. Brannigan was co-written by Christopher Trumbo, the son of former blacklistee Dalton Trumbo. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

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R, 1 hr. 51 min.

Directed by: Douglas Hickox

Release Date: March 26, 1975

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DVD Release Date: October 2, 2001

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  • jjnxn
    December 21, 2010
    jjnxn
    Unexceptional crime thriller benefits from London location filming, a cast full of good actors and John Wayne in the lead. The main story is average but it moves at a good pace and has an enjoyable car chase thrown in. The theme music over the opening credits is classic terrible ... read more70's junk but fortunately the rest of the supplemental soundtrack is much more in synch with the feeling of the film.
  • FilmFanatik
    October 26, 2008
    FilmFanatik
    Drags a bit in spots, but it's a fun cop movie starring the Duke.
  • deano
    August 20, 2007
    deano
    Excitement and enjoyable cops-and-robbers chase film. It's fun to see the Duke in jolly old England and the cast is outstanding.
  • MovieGuruDude72
    May 8, 2010
    MovieGuruDude72
    I only found this film interesting because my all-time favorite good-guy (Wayne) hunts down my all-time favorite villain, John Vernon (aka Dean Wormer from Animal House). Cheesy and full of those 1960s gas-guzzling cars and suits with vests.
  • bradwest
    October 7, 2008
    bradwest
    Wayne's other Eastwood oriented flick. Again, watchable in the way you slow down to see a car wreck.
  • thecrow8
    June 9, 2007
    thecrow8
    Not as bad as I was led to believe. John Wayne is believable as a cop trying to catch the guy that killed his rookie partner.

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Emanuel Levy
November 2, 2007
Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com

A pale imitation of Eastwood's Coogan's Bluff, this is one of Wayne's worst films, a UK set thriller, reflecting the Duke's last effort to expand his range and enter into the modern era of James Bond ... Full Review

Dennis Schwartz
August 8, 2005
Dennis Schwartz, Ozus' World Movie Reviews

This one is for the Wayne completist who must see all of his 142 films. Full Review

May 9, 2005
New York Times

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Roger Ebert
October 23, 2004
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times

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Chuck O'Leary
October 8, 2005
Chuck O'Leary, Fantastica Daily

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Jeremy Heilman
November 10, 2001
Jeremy Heilman, Apollo Guide

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February 9, 2006
Time Out

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May 24, 2003
Film4

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