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The London Connection

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

    Jeffrey Byron

    Luther Starling

  • Larry Cedar

    Larry Cedar

    Roger Pike

  • Roy Kinnear

    Roy Kinnear

    Bidley

  • Lee Montague

    Lee Montague

    Vorg

  • Mona Washbourne

    Mona Washbourne

    Aunt Lydia

  • David Kossoff

    David Kossoff

    Prof. Buchinski

  • Frank Windsor

    Frank Windsor

    McGuffin

  • Walter Gotell

    Walter Gotell

    Simmons

  • Nigel Davenport

    Nigel Davenport

    Arthur Minton

Overview

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.

Rating

7.8 / 10
3 Reviews
1 Popular

1 Reviews

  • r96sk
    r96sk
    7 May 24, 2022

    '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.

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