Brannigan
Summary:
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 Brannigan 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 Je... Full Summary >>
Cast:
John Wayne - (Jim Brannigan)
Richard Attenborough - (Cmdr. Sir Charles Swann)
Judy Geeson - (Sgt. Jennifer Thatcher)
Mel Ferrer - (Mel Fields)
John Vernon - (Ben Larkin)
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Review:
This police procedural, which stands alongside the more exciting McQ as John Wayne's answer to the Dirty Harry-inspired wave of 1970s cop movies, is solid but unexceptional action fare. Brannigan often feels like an exercise in missed opportunities due to its unambitious script: the crime-boss-gets-kidnapped premise robs the... Continue >>
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