Brannigan

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Summary: The Duke scores as a hard knocks cop !
Review: John Wayne makes a rare appearance as a city police detective. This little known entry into cop dramas of the era stands right up there with the Dirty Harry series. Fans should catch this show.

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Summary: Overlooked period piece.
Review: This movie has to be viewed more than once before the story line nuances become completely evident, even though it is somewhat a conventional cop movie, circa mid 1970s. There are some Anglo-American cultural differences that are strangely over played and highlighted, but the Duke is still the Duke and the story moves well through London. The fundamental plot line of a tough Chicago cop going to London to extradite a hood is actually believable, even though the final results are somewhat soiled by some over directing, ala mid'70s. "Brannigan" is a reflection of the times in which it was made. Minor role for Tony Robbins "Baldrick" (sp?) of the "Black Adder" series.

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Summary: Duke of England
Review: With the slow death of the western John Wayne moseyed on over to the police genre and made two cop flicks, Brannigan was the second and arguably the better movie. A minor picture to be sure, it follows the basic cop formula and offers few surprises, but it is surprisingly entertaining and breezes along nicely. Wayne playes a Chicago cop who is transported over to London in pursuit of a criminal(John Vernon). Once there he discovers his quarry has been kidnapped and here the story takes a few moderate twists.
The film has some suspense and plenty of action but Brannigan's sense of humour is it's strongest asset. Many of Wayne's latter movies were overly serious(The Cowboys, Cahill-US Marshall to name a few)so his return to the lighter approach is much appreciated. The supporting cast includes Mel Ferrer, Judy Geeson and Richard Attenborough.
The DVD is much like the movie, nothing special but worthwhile.

Rating:
Summary: Duke of England
Review: With the slow death of the western John Wayne moseyed on over to the police genre and made two cop flicks, Brannigan was the second and arguably the better movie. A minor picture to be sure, it follows the basic cop formula and offers few surprises, but it is surprisingly entertaining and breezes along nicely. Wayne playes a Chicago cop who is transported over to London in pursuit of a criminal(John Vernon). Once there he discovers his quarry has been kidnapped and here the story takes a few moderate twists.
The film has some suspense and plenty of action but Brannigan's sense of humour is it's strongest asset. Many of Wayne's latter movies were overly serious(The Cowboys, Cahill-US Marshall to name a few)so his return to the lighter approach is much appreciated. The supporting cast includes Mel Ferrer, Judy Geeson and Richard Attenborough.
The DVD is much like the movie, nothing special but worthwhile.