Brannigan

Chicago detective Jim Brannigan is sent to London to escort an American gangster back to the United States for extradition. The man is in British custody, and the assignment looks straightforward until he goes missing, leaving Scotland Yard without leads. Brannigan begins his own hunt, which puts him in the path of people who want him dead, and he has to work alongside a British commander whose ideas about policing could hardly be more different from his own.

John Wayne plays the title role, with Richard Attenborough as Commander Charles Swann, Judy Geeson as Detective Sergeant Jennifer Thatcher, Mel Ferrer as Mel Fields, John Vernon as Ben Larkin and Ralph Meeker as Captain Moretti. Douglas Hickox directed, working from a screenplay by Christopher Trumbo, Michael Butler and William P. McGivern, and Arthur Gardner and Jules V. Levy produced. The film followed Hickox's Sitting Target and came before Zulu Dawn in his filmography.

Released in March 1975, Brannigan mixes crime and action with comedy. It took in about 5 million dollars worldwide. On IMDb it holds 6.1 out of 10 from roughly 7,100 votes, and on TMDB it sits at 6 out of 10 from 119 votes, so audiences have generally treated it as modest, watchable entertainment rather than a standout.