Movie Cosmos - The London Connection

Description:

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.

Top Cast >

Jeffrey Byron

As Luther Starling

Larry Cedar

As Roger Pike

Roy Kinnear

As Bidley

Lee Montague

As Vorg

Mona Washbourne

As Aunt Lydia

David Kossoff

As Prof. Buchinski

Frank Windsor

As McGuffin

Walter Gotell

As Simmons

Nigel Davenport

As Arthur Minton

Dudley Sutton

As Goetz

David Battley

As Peters

Julian Orchard

As Driscoll

Kathleen Harrison

As Elderly Lady

Percy Herbert

As Ship's Captain

Don Fellows

As General

Bruce Boa

As Colonel

Wolfe Morris

As Dr. Krause

Milos Kirek

As Kaplan

André Maranne

As Duvalier

Rita Webb

As Cockney Woman

George Pravda

As Kolenkov

Minah Bird

As Narcotics Agent

Mike Grady

As Courier

Burt Kwouk

As Man at Meeting

Top Crew >

Robert Clouse

Director

Reviews:

r96sk (7/10)

'The London Connection' 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 'Midnight Madness'; 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 'Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory' 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.

2022-05-24