- Film Review
- Reviewed By Adrian Turner
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3 out of 5
In this crime drama, Richard Attenborough plays the Scotland Yard police officer whose job it is to make sure visiting American cop John Wayne plays things by the book. It's essentially a western transported to London, with red double-deckers instead of stagecoaches and hangovers from swinging London. It's also a blatant rip-off of Clint Eastwood's Coogan's Bluff and Dirty Harry, which Wayne bitterly regretted turning down after seeing the film. But Wayne's ten-gallon charisma carries the movie and Attenborough looks fairly gobsmacked by acting with such a living legend.
Plot Summary
Crime drama starring John Wayne and Richard Attenborough. Jim Brannigan is a tough cop, even by Chicago standards. But when he crosses the Atlantic in search of a notorious crook, he finds the British police resent his unconventional methods.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Jim Brannigan
- John Wayne
- Commander Swann
- Richard Attenborough
- Jennifer Thatcher
- Judy Geeson
- Mel Fields
- Mel Ferrer
- Larkin
- John Vernon
- Charlie
- James Booth
- Captain Moretti
- Ralph Meeker
- Gorman
- Daniel Pilon
- Drexel
- Del Henney
- Traven
- John Stride
- Jimmy the Bet
- Brian Glover
- Freddy
- Anthony Booth
- Luana
- Lesley-Anne Down
- Julian
- Barry Dennen
- Carter
- Jack Watson
- Geef
- Don Henderson
- Miss Allen
- Kathryn Leigh Scott
- Angell
- Arthur Batanides
- Alex
- Stewart Bevan
- Motorcycle rider
- Tony Robinson
Crew
- Director
- Douglas Hickox
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