It’s surprising to consider John Wayne alongside Richard Attenborough, but they appear together in this film, and I found myself liking it more than I anticipated. Wayne portrays an unconventional Chicago police officer dispatched to London to apprehend "Larkin" (played by John Vernon). The story unfolds as he and "Sir Charles" are enjoying drinks at a refined club when Larkin is abducted from his sauna; subsequently…

This action movie, appearing late in John Wayne’s filmography, doesn't amount to much overall. However, the final portion—specifically the last quarter hour—is so remarkably bad that it's difficult to accept Douglas Hickox was behind it; he usually produced work of a respectable quality, occasionally even something exceptional, like Theatre of Blood. It’s really only worthwhile for those who are die-hard John Wayne e…