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| Brannigan | 
 enlarge | Director: Douglas Hickox
Actors: John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, Mel Ferrer, John Vernon
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  21 reviews
Sales Rank: 31037
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Subtitled), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 111
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: D1002568D
ISBN: 0792851021
UPC: 027616867698
EAN: 9780792851028
ASIN: B00005N89K
Theatrical Release Date: March 26, 1975
Release Date: October 2, 2001
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 Really fun to watch John Wayne plays 'Dirty Harry'! August 2, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I recently watched the reruns of two action movies, McQ & Brannigan, both starring John Wayne, on cable TV. I had watched both of them in the theatres during the mid 70's or so.
As a young boy, I have always enjoyed watching John Wayne in so many westerns (Stage-coach, Rio Bravo, True Grit...) & in so many war movies (Green Berets, Sands of Iwo Jima, The Longest Day...).
I believe that John Wayne was almost in his late 60's/early 70's when he starred in the above two movies. I also believe that these were the only two movies in which he had played a street-wise no-nonsense cop. That's 'Dirty Harry' style!
In the first movie, McQ, he was Police Detective-Lieutenant Lon McQ in Seattle. He investigated the death of his partner & along the way uncovered some corrupt elements in his police department with shady connections to the mob. The signature mobster in the movie, Manny Santiago, was played by Al Lettieri.
In the second movie, Brannigan, he was Police Detective-Lieutenant Jim Brannigan in Chicago. He was sent to London to bring back an American mobster on the run, Ben Larkin, (played by John Vernon) & along the way he got entangled with the conservative work-style of Scotland Yard.
Despite his age, John Wayne was really remarkable in both roles. Having seen him in so many westerns & war movies, it was refreshing to see him acting in contemporary settings. The hot-pursuit action sequences (car chases & shoot-outs) were really good, considering that era. In McQ, the car chase along the beach, with sea gulls fluttering away for cover, was magnificantly choreographed. In Brannigan, the car chase segment ending at the Tower Bridge was great, too. There was even a large-scale brawl at a London pub...reminiscent of John Wayne's innumerable westerns. The storyline in both movies was quite intriguing. In McQ, he even got to show off his physical prowess with an unlicensed sub-machine gun. That was cool! The dialogue in both movies was witty, too.
In Brannigan, one could see how big & tall John Wayne was, when he was in London among the crowd. He really stood out like a sore thumb. His opposite was Commander Sir Charles Swann of Scotland Yard, played by a very fine British actor, Richard Attenborough. John Wayne even got a beautiful side-kick in the movie, Detective Sergeant Jennifer Thatcher, played by Judy Geeson.
In McQ, I was very surprised to see John Wayne in an intimate scene involving a junkie informer played by a fine actress (Colleen Dewhurst) in an understated role. This was something which had never happened in any of his other movies, as far as I know!
On the whole, both movies had a good mix of action, drama & comedy, coupled with witty dialogue throughout. I have enjoyed very much watching both of them again after so many years.
 New cop movie ('75) with The Duke in shoot-out in merry old England! May 10, 2006
Second straight hit for 'The
Duke' in cop actioner. Too
bad he was large and near the
end of his career. Too bad he
also turned down Dirty Harry
four years earlier. Two
more movies to go in his
great career and life. R.I.P.,
Mr. movie legend!
cop wayne goes british in this action/comedy May 7, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
as stated i love john wayne,and any movie that he's in is a good one to me.brannigan is one of his last movies and really it's more comedy than action,but the duke delivers as he always does.
brannigan is a tough windy city cop sent to england to bring back a mobster for trial. before he gets there the mans lawyer fakes a kidnapping and now brannigan is going to teach england how an american cop handles things.
not much new here,but if you like wayne you will love it.
 Brannigan 1975 April 16, 2006
John Wayne (1907-1979) fans will not be dissappointed with this crowd pleaser that teams him with Richard Attenborough (1923-) in a action of entertainment for the whole family , Highlighted by unbelivably clever dialogue and the most imaginative action sequences ever to be staged agains the London lanscape , This film , like the duke himself is unbeatable . Wayne plays BRANNIGAN , a touch Chicago Cop who travels to London to hunt down an escaped ganster . Where British Officials lose track of this racketeer , Branningan takes chargeand show stody Scotland Yard how things are done the good old American way . But Branningan?s also being tailed by the hit man..and must bulldoze his way through danger to face his enemis in not one , but two deadly showdowns ! From a death leap across the tower Bridge to a brawl in victorian pub , Branningan delivers ! . See also some typical London scenery of the Tower Bridge. Not the best movie with John Wayne , but action are guarantee in 1970s fashion . High Quality picture transfer
John Wayne Goes British March 10, 2006
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Like McQ, John Wayne plays a police detective in this film. He is his trademark, tough as nails, no nonsense, "I'll do it my way" kind of character but there is a difference. This one is more enjoyable.
He plays a cop from Chicago. His arch nemesis is a mobster and is just about to be brought down when he flees the country to London. Wayne is sent there to bring him back under an extradition treaty. Problems arise when Wayne is just about to get his prisoner from Scotland Yard and the prisoner is kidnapped. That leaves the Chicago PD and Scotland Yard both with egg on their face. Both want the prisoner back but they have very different styles of getting the job done.
Scotland Yard tends to be very civil about such things. They don't even like having John Wayne around let alone his revolver. Wayne prefers the direct approach. Find a bad guy and MAKE him talk. Eventually, it is a blend of both styles that brings the perp to justice but there are plenty of twists and turns along the way. The kidnapper lead the police on several wild goose chases and they are not who they appear to be.
The only one who can be taken at face value is John Wayne's character. He says what he means and backs it up with bullets or a swift punch. Judy Geeson makes for a sweet sidekick for him along the way.
The Wayne character is a constant. Thankfully, it is constantly enjoyable.
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