Brannigan

Starring: John Wayne, Richard Attenborough Director: Douglas Hickox Original UK Premiere: 1975 Dvd Release: 12th January, 2004 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Region 2 Encoding

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Brannigan is a 1975 film set in London starring John Wayne & Richard Attenborough, directed by Douglas Hickox. It tells the story of a Chicago detective sent to England to organise the extradition of an American mobster. After turning down the role of Dirty Harry & seeing the subsequent success of the film John Wayne made two gritty police thrillers in quick succession. After McQ he ventured over the Atlantic to make a fish out of water film in the same vein as Clint Eastwoods Coogans Bluff. Tough Chicago cop, Jim Brannigan, is sent to London to extradite notorious American gangster, Ben Larkin, but before he can collect him, Larkin is kidnapped & Brannigan spends the rest of the film chasing around London in search of his quarry. Whilst struggling to adapt to the British way of life & the restrained style of policing, he employs techniques not usually seen outside Chicago. In the meantime, a contract has been put out on Brannigans life by Larkin to prevent him from being extradited. Posters Of Brannigan

This 1975 film starring John Wayne as an american tough cop chasing a dangerous criminal in England owes too much to the Clint Eastwood Dirty Harry films of the 70ths!

Although Wayne goes along with is classic screen persona & Sir Richard Athenborough gives a solid performance in a suporting role, Wayne is too old to be convincing in this film, specially working with a young actress who plays her brithish escort cop & who develops a crush for the 60 year old man!

Competent in all departments...except for the fact that it should have been played by a younger actor...the film seemed to point the obvious end of Wayne carrer....fortunatly he said farewell with the classic The Shottist! The dvd presents the film in is original aspect ratio of 2:35 & a clear mono sound, plus a trailer. For John Wayne fans only!

John Wayne, nicknamed Duke, was an American film actor whose career spanned the evolutionary phase of American cinema, appearing in silent movies & talkies alike. He remains, by many accounts, the most popular star in the history of American film. He was born Marion Robert Morrison in Winterset, Iowa, but the name became Marion Michael Morrison when his parents decided to name their next son Robert. His family moved to Glendale, California in 1911 ; it was neighbors in Glendale who started calling him Big Duke, because he never went anywhere without his Airedale dog, who was Little Duke. He preferred Duke to Marion & the name stuck for the rest of his life. After nearly gaining admission to the US Naval Academy, he attended the University of Southern California, where he also played on the football team under legendary coach Howard Jones. An injury while swimming at the beach curtailed his athletic career, however; Wayne would later note that he was too terrified of Jones reaction to reveal the actual cause of his injury. Posters Of John Wayne

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Richard Samuel Attenborough, Baron Attenborough is an actor & director. He was educated at Wyggeston Grammar School for Boys in Leicester & the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Lord Attenborough is President of RADA & chairman of Capital Radio. He is also the elder brother of the broadcaster Sir David Attenborough. He won the 1982 Academy Award for Directing for his motion picture epic, Gandhi. In 1967 he was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, knighted in 1976 & in 1993 he was made a life peer as Baron Attenborough, of Richmond upon Thames in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. As of 2004, Lord Attenborough is the Chancellor of the University of Sussex. He was elected to the post on March 20, 1998, replacing the Duke of Richmond & Gordon. He has been married to Sheila Sim since 1945 & has three children. In December 2004 his 14-year-old grand-daughter Lucy was lost in the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. As of 29 December, his elder daughter & her mother-in-law, both named Jane Holland, are missing. Posters Of Richard Attenborough

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