Brannigan

Director: Douglas Hickox Douglas Hickox

Overview

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 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.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/13/2017
UPC:	0738329214777
Original Release:	1975
Rating:	PG
Source:	Kl Studio Classics
Language:	English
Time:	1:51:00
Sales rank:	7,598

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

John Wayne	Lt. Brannigan
Richard Attenborough	Cmdr. Swann
Judy Geeson	Jennifer
Mel Ferrer	Fields
Del Henney	Drexel
Lesley-Anne Down	Luana
Barry Dennen	Julian
John Vernon	Larkin
Daniel Pilon	Gorman
John Stride	Traven
James Booth	Charlie,Freddy
Brian Glover	Jimmy the Bet
Ralph Meeker	Capt. Moretti
Jack Watson	Carter
Don Henderson	Geef
Kathryn Leigh Scott	Miss Allen
Arthur Batanides	Angell
Stewart Bevan	Alex
Janette Legge	Miss Rooke
Enid Jaynes	Actor
Del Baker	Actor
Tim Barlow	Actor
John Cannon	Policeman getting into car
Michael Crane	Boyle
David De Keyser	Voices
Tom Laughlin	Geef
Dominic Frontiere	Composer

Technical Credits

Christopher Trumbo

William Norton

Michael Butler

William P. McGivern

Arthur Gardner	Producer
Douglas Hickox	Director
Jules Levy	Producer,Producer
Michael Wayne	Executive Producer
Christopher Trumbo	Screenwriter
William Norton	Screenwriter
Gerry Humphreys	Sound Effects
Les Wiggins	Sound Effects
Michael Butler	Screenwriter
William P. McGivern	Screenwriter
Simon Kaye	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

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 film of the opportunity to give Wayne a single memorable villain to square off against, and the lovely and inspired choice of an English setting is ultimately wasted because the story never taps into this setting in any kind of resonant way. Despite this general lack of inspiration, Brannigan still manages to offer some modest rewards to the action aficionado thanks to its thorough sense of craftsmanship. Director Douglas Hickox gives the film an agreeably professional sense of gloss and is aided in his efforts by a jazzy, rousing Dominic Frontiere score. More importantly, the cast gives the film a much-needed sense of personality: Wayne is his usual raffishly charming self as the gruff titular cop and Richard Attenborough does a nice job of holding the screen with him as his English policeman foil. All in all, the low-key appeal of Brannigan might be lost on those not impressed by John Wayne's charisma, but it is worth a look for his fans and viewers who appreciate old-fashioned action films.

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