A hard-nosed Chicago cop is sent to London to bring back an American mobster being held for extradition. Brannigan in his Irish-American way brings American law to the people of Scotland Yard but has to contend with a stuffy old London first.
Acting
Wayne's sheer refusal to adjust his persona for anyone.
Direction
Hickox leans hard into culture clash comedy.
Director
Douglas Hickox
John Wayne
Lt. Jim Brannigan
Richard Attenborough
Cmdr. Charles Swann
Judy Geeson
DS Jennifer Thatcher
Mel Ferrer
Mel Fields
John Vernon
Ben Larkin
Ralph Meeker
Capt. Moretti
Barry Dennen
Julian
Lesley-Anne Down
Luana
Del Henney
Drexel
James Booth
Charlie-the-Handle
Brian Glover
Jimmy-the-Bet
John Stride
Insp. Traven
Daniel Pilon
Gorman
Arthur Batanides
Angell
Pauline Delaney
Mrs Cooper
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Wayne was 68 and visibly struggling with action scenes; his stunt double worked overtime.
Released during UK economic crisis, Brannigan's boorish American hero played differently to British audiences than US ones.
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