Rent Brannigan (1975)

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1h 47min
Rent Brannigan (aka Joe Battle) Online DVD & Blu-ray Rental
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Synopsis:
Veteran Chicago detective Jim Brannigan (John Wayne) is dispatched to London to bring back notorious gangster Ben Larkin (John Vernon), and is assured that the whole operation will run smoothly. However, when things don't go to plan, Brannigan finds himself in the crosshairs of Larkin's thugs. Reluctantly teaming up with by-the-book Commander Swann of Scotland Yard (Richard Attenborough), but determined to recapture Larkin no matter what, Brannigan tears through London, leaving a trail of destruction in his wake.
Actors:
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Directors:
Producers:
Arthur Gardner, Jules Levy
Writers:
Christopher Trumbo, Michael Butler, William P. McGivern, William W. Norton
Aka:
Joe Battle
Studio:
MGM Home Entertainment
Genres:
Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama, Thrillers
Collections:
Richard Attenborough: A Centenary Special Instant Expert's Guide, The Instant Expert's Guide
BBFC:
Release Date:
12/01/2004
Run Time:
107 minutes
Languages:
English Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, French Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, German Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, Italian Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono, Spanish Dolby Digital 1.0 Mono
Subtitles:
Danish, Dutch, English Hard of Hearing, Finnish, French, German Hard of Hearing, Greek, Italian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, Swedish
DVD Regions:
Region 2
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.35:1
Colour:
Colour
Bonus:
  • Original Theatrical Trailer
BBFC:
Release Date:
21/08/2023
Run Time:
111 minutes
Languages:
English Audio Description, English LPCM Mono
Subtitles:
English Close Captioned
Formats:
Pal
Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen 2.35:1
Colour:
Colour
BLU-RAY Regions:
B
Bonus:
  • Audio commentary by Steve Mitchell and critic Nathaniel Thompson (2017)
  • A Duke Out of Water (2023, 37 mins): reminiscences from the people who made Brannigan
  • Frank Henson on Brannigan (2021, 4 mins): the veteran stuntman looks back on doubling the Duke
  • Take It to the Bridge (1905-1956, 23 mins): historical glimpses of the Thames, Tower Bridge and other Brannigan locations
  • A Policeman's Lot (1896-1973, 35 mins): a copper's clutch of films concerning crimefighters and crooks, proceeding from the very earliest days of cinema towards the Brannigan era
  • The Guardian Interview: Richard Attenborough (1983, 88 mins, audio only): the award-winning actor and director, and John Wayne's Brannigan co-star, reflects upon his illustrious career An extensive selection of location photographs, featuring cast and crew
  • Original trailer

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Reviews (1) of Brannigan

Entertaining John Wayne Cop Film - Brannigan review by GI

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31/08/2023

John Wayne in interviews regretted passing on the role of Dirty Harry especially after he'd seen the film that cemented Clint Eastwood's top box office position and so he subsequently agreed to make two cop action films, McQ (1974) and Brannigan. They are both star vehicles with an obviously too old Wayne as different tough cops, indeed he was quite ill during production of both films. But it is Brannigan which has garnered more praise probably because of its London setting and the 'fish out of water' and culture clash narrative. Brannigan is a tough Chicago cop sent to London to bring back a mobster played with his usual slimy persona by John Vernon. Scotland Yard are supposed to have his man in custody so Brannigan is less than pleased when he discovers that his prisoner has been kidnapped. So, as you'd expect, Brannigan goes a bit rogue around London on the hunt aided by Judy Geeson as a beautiful British detective and hounded by her boss played by Richard Attenborough, who is clearly having fun but managed to never ever mention this film in interviews for the rest of his life! This is good fun, a fairly routine action thriller with the usual doses of humour that you find in Wayne films, plenty of roustabout violence including a hilarious bar fight. Of course Brannigan manages to keep a gun despite the laws of England and there's a sort of running joke throughout about it. Of course this doesn't match up to any of Wayne's best films, but it's an interesting one when considering his 70s output and his waning box office draw. His best film of the 70s, and his last, was yet to come but Brannigan, much like Coogan's Bluff (1968), brings a cowboy into the metropolis to wield his mythical prowess and viewed today, it's dated but hugely enjoyable.

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