The London Connection (1979)

★ 7.8 1h 24m IMDb

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.

The London Connection

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Cast

Jeffrey Byron
Jeffrey Byron as Luther Starling Age 70 · Santa Monica, California, USA Jeffrey Byron (born November 28, 1955) is an American actor and writer of screenplays. Bryon has acted in both film and television, and co-wrote one movie script (The Dungeonmaster). Byron was born T...
Larry Cedar
Larry Cedar as Roger Pike Age 71 · Pacoima, California, USA ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Larry Cedar (born March 6, 1955) is an American actor and a voice actor best known as one of the players of the highly-acclaimed Children's Television Worksh...
Roy Kinnear
Roy Kinnear as Bidley Died 1988 · Wigan, Lancashire, England, UK Roy Mitchell Kinnear (January 8, 1934 – September 20, 1988) was an English character actor and comedian. He was known for his acting roles in movies such as Henry Salt in the 1971 film Willy Wonka & t...
Lee Montague
Lee Montague as Vorg Died 2025 · Bow, London, England, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Lee Montague was an English actor noted for his roles on film and television, usually playing tough guys. Film credits include: Moulin Rouge, The Camp on Blood...
Mona Washbourne
Mona Washbourne as Aunt Lydia Died 1988 · Solihull, Warwickshire, England, UK From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mona Lee Washbourne (27 November 1903 – 15 November 1988) was an English actress of stage, film, and television. Her most critically acclaimed role was in the fi...
David Kossoff
David Kossoff as Prof. Buchinski Died 2005 · Hackney, London, England, UK ​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia David Kossoff (24 November 1919 – 23 March 2005) was a British actor. Following the death of his son Paul, a rock musician, he became an anti-drug campaigner. I...

Audience Reviews

r96sk 7/10 May 24, 2022
<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://letterboxd.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.

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