Brannigan (film)

Brannigan
Theatrical release poster by Robert McGinnis
Directed byDouglas Hickox
Screenplay by
Story by
  • Christopher Trumbo
  • Michael Butler
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyGerry Fisher
Edited byMalcolm Cooke
Music byDominic Frontiere
Production
companies
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release date
  • 26 March 1975 (1975-03-26) (USA)
Running time
111 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom[1][2]
LanguageEnglish

Brannigan is a 1975 British action thriller film directed by Douglas Hickox[1] and starring John Wayne and Richard Attenborough filmed in Panavision and DeLuxe Color. One of the screenwriters was Dalton Trumbo's son, Christopher Trumbo.

Set principally in London, the film is about a Chicago detective sent to Britain to organise the extradition of an American mobster, who is soon kidnapped and held for ransom. Struggling with the restrained policing style of his British counterparts, the tough Irish-American detective uses his own brand of law enforcement to recapture the criminal. It was one of many Dirty Harry-type films released in the wake of that film's success, featuring rogue cops who don't "play by the rules."

  1. ^ a b Erickson, Hal. "Brannigan (1975)". Allmovie. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Brannigan". British Film Institute. London. Archived from the original on 16 January 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2012.

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