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Actors: John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson, Mel Ferrer, John Vernon, Ralph Meeker, Lesley-Anne Down
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Brannigan |
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BRANNIGAN is a British movie directed by Douglas Hickox in 1975.
Lt Jim Brannigan, a Chicago PD policeman, is sent to London to bring back to the U.S. the mobster Ben Larkin. Unfortunately, Larkin is kidnapped by two British bad guys just before Brannigan's arrival. Jim will have to help Scotland Yard as the kidnappers threaten to kill Larkin if an important ransom is not paid in time. The situation gets worse when an american hitman, hired by Larkin, tries in several occasions to kill Brannigan.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Brannigan |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 60%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1960's-1970's
Crime & Police Story?
Yes
Crime story:
- criminal kidnappers
Criminal enemy is...
- known killer
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 60's-90's
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
Hair color?
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- fat (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 20%
Hair color
- brunette (Brown)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
City?
Yes
City:
- London
- Chicago
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- gory visuals of deaths
Movie makes you feel...
- frustrated
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Sex/nudity in movie?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- kissing
Kind of violence:
- hand to hand
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Non-American film?
Yes
What language?
- English
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Lot of special effects?
Yes
Kinds of F/X
- exploding vehicles
- exploding bombs
If Soundtrack VERY NOTICEABLE...
- Jazz/r&b
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