Brannigan

Brannigan (1975) British action film set in London starring John Wayne and Richard Attenborough, directed by Douglas Hickox. It tells the story of a Chicago detective sent to Britain to organize the extradition of an American mobster (John Vernon). After turning down the role of Dirty Harry, and seeing the subsequent success of the film Wayne made two police thrillers in quick succession. After McQ he made this "cop out of water" film in the same... more

Brannigan (1975) British action film set in London starring John Wayne and Richard Attenborough, directed by Douglas Hickox. It tells the story of a Chicago detective sent to Britain to organize the extradition of an American mobster (John Vernon). After turning down the role of Dirty Harry, and seeing the subsequent success of the film Wayne made two police thrillers in quick succession. After McQ he made this "cop out of water" film in the same vein as Clint Eastwood's Coogan's Bluff. Tough Chicago cop Jim Brannigan (Wayne) is sent to London to extradite a notorious American gangster, Ben Larkin (Vernon). Brannigan is assigned a local officer, Jennifer (Judy Geeson), to help while he is in London. Before he can collect Larkin, Larkin is kidnapped, by Mel Fields (Mel Ferrer), and Brannigan spends the rest of the film running around London in search of Larkin. Whilst struggling to adapt to the British way of life, and the restrained style of policing, he employs techniques not usually... less