The London Connection
1979 | 84m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Robert Clouse |
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| Writer: | Joshua Brand, Martha Coolidge, David E. Boston, David Assael, Gail Morgan Hickman |
| Staring: |
| A missing formula, a defecting Eastern European scientist kidnapped, car chases, foot chases, air chases, the British secret service, and a couple of American tourists caught right in the middle. | |
| Release Date: | Dec 21, 1979 |
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| Director: | Robert Clouse |
| Writer: | Joshua Brand, Martha Coolidge, David E. Boston, David Assael, Gail Morgan Hickman |
| Genres: | Family, Adventure, TV Movie |
| Keywords | diamond, agent |
| Production Companies | Walt Disney Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 04, 2024 Entered: Apr 30, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Jeffrey Byron | Luther Starling |
| Larry Cedar | Roger Pike |
| Roy Kinnear | Bidley |
| Lee Montague | Vorg |
| Mona Washbourne | Aunt Lydia |
| David Kossoff | Prof. Buchinski |
| Frank Windsor | McGuffin |
| Walter Gotell | Simmons |
| Nigel Davenport | Arthur Minton |
| Dudley Sutton | Goetz |
| David Battley | Peters |
| Julian Orchard | Driscoll |
| Kathleen Harrison | Elderly Lady |
| Percy Herbert | Ship's Captain |
| Don Fellows | General |
| Bruce Boa | Colonel |
| Wolfe Morris | Dr. Krause |
| Milos Kirek | Kaplan |
| André Maranne | Duvalier |
| Rita Webb | Cockney Woman |
| George Pravda | Kolenkov |
| Minah Bird | Narcotics Agent |
| Mike Grady | Courier |
| Burt Kwouk | Man at Meeting |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert Clouse | Director |
| Joshua Brand | Story |
| Martha Coolidge | Story |
| David E. Boston | Writer |
| Godfrey A. Godar | Director of Photography |
| Peter Boita | Editor |
| Mike Campbell | Editor |
| Jack Shampan | Art Direction |
| David Assael | Story |
| Gail Morgan Hickman | Writer |
| John Cameron | Music |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ron Miller | Executive Producer |
| Godfrey A. Godar | Producer |
| Jan Williams | Producer |
| Hugh Attwooll | Associate Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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<em>'The London Connection'</em> is enjoyable. It's nothing fancy and is very silly/dorky/clunky/whatever, but I found it to be a pleasant enough near 90 minutes. Not that they are the same, but it's a Disney film that gave me similar vibes to the studio's other flick <em>'<a href="https://letter ... boxd.com/film/midnight-madness/" rel="nofollow">Midnight Madness</a>'</em>; which was, in fact, released a mere matter of months after this - so that makes sense. It's a good cast. You have a well executed performance from Jeffrey Byron as lead, while the rest of the onscreen talent - spearheaded by Larry Cedar - are all solid. It's also interesting to see Roy Kinnear and David Battley together as a pairing, given they both appeared (though not next to each other) in <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/willy-wonka-the-chocolate-factory/" rel="nofollow">Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory</a>'</em> eight years prior. Worth a watch, it is. It's paced nicely and has a neat score; even if parts of the latter do feel out of place in parts.