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Post by Palmer on May 7, 2016 11:27:37 GMT
Not the best film ever made but certainly one of my favourites, Brannigan is a truly entertaining bit of celluloid from the 1970's...
Made by, and featuring a lot of familiar Sweeney folks this is always a joy to watch.
What do you good people make of John Wayne's Yank cop meets London cops feature...?!
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Post by Charles Bronson on May 7, 2016 11:37:09 GMT
I'm afraid I've never seen this film, just brief bits when it was on the box. I will have to remedy this and look out for it. Bronson.
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Post by Arthur Pringle on May 7, 2016 12:15:51 GMT
An entertaining film with a great cast & it's interesting to watch US actors like Wayne & John Vernon appearing alongside the likes of James Booth, Tony Booth & Brian Glover. The ubiquitous Aitch is in there as well. I saw the film 'Hennessy' recently which is in a similar mould. I noticed that 'Brannigan' was co-written by Christopher Trumbo whose father Dalton Trumbo was blacklisted by Hollywood as a result of the McCarthy UnAmerican Activities Committee hearings, John Wayne of course was one of the most prominent actors in support of the witch hunt & refered to Trumbo as a 'commie'.
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Post by D.C. Burtonshaw on May 7, 2016 16:05:48 GMT
Just made a post earlier regarding this and the bloody laptop crashed and lost it!!
But I have the film on DVD and do enjoy it - makes 70's London look a bit glamorous for US viewing with the US stars but still great fun.
Notable points;
The famous Tower Bridge jump in the yellow Capri was carried out by Peter Brayham and was believed to be part Trick Photography
Tony Robinsons first screen appearance? As a happless motorbike courier who is made to go an get the package he chucked in the water, by John Wayne......
One uniform copper in the police car (when they are observing John Vernon and Mel Ferrer discussing plans to escape extradition) was played by a bloke I used to know personally when he was alive - The late Sporting Escort Owners Club chairman Peter Ridgewell! He told me, he was in this and I've spotted him in something else too....
Other Sweeney stars also appearing were Lesley Ann Down as a tart and Del Henney as another villain, and Del Baker can be seen in the pub brawl (can't remember he may have been a plain clothes copper in Dicky Attenborough's squad, dealing with the punch up) Then the 4 wheeled stars - mainly Ford Press fleet cars 70's Consuls and Granadas, including NHK293M - a blue Granda coupe and my favourite in the film, a silver MK1 Escort 1300E buzzing about!
Judy Geeson providing the glamour as a cop too.
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Post by Palmer on May 7, 2016 16:23:11 GMT
Just made a post earlier regarding this and the bloody laptop crashed and lost it!! I ruddy hate it when that happens...!
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Post by Ministrone on May 7, 2016 17:44:16 GMT
I blinking love this film. The scenes of 70s London are excellent and the car chase is particularly enjoyable. I surprised the hitman in the pin striped E-type hasn't been mentioned yet.
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Post by D.C. Burtonshaw on May 7, 2016 17:59:24 GMT
Yeah, except that E type sounded like it had a hole in the exhaust and had a 16 speed gearbox with the soundtrack!
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Post by John Steed on May 8, 2016 22:07:44 GMT
I blinking love this film. The scenes of 70s London are excellent and the car chase is particularly enjoyable. I surprised the hitman in the pin striped E-type hasn't been mentioned yet. I have got this film on DVD and find it quite enjoyable to watch as I like seeing '70's London scenes
Steed
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Post by Charles Bronson on May 14, 2016 20:54:41 GMT
I've managed to get hold of Brannigan, in the last few days, and I hope to watch it this coming week. Bronson.
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Post by The Saint on May 14, 2016 21:32:12 GMT
I blinking love this film. The scenes of 70s London are excellent and the car chase is particularly enjoyable. I surprised the hitman in the pin striped E-type hasn't been mentioned yet. I have got this film on DVD and find it quite enjoyable to watch as I like seeing '70's London scenes
Steed
Yes, the London scenes were great The Saint
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