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ERA
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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
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Sweeney 2
"They're back - tougher than ever!"
1978 1h 44m EN
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★6.2TMDB · 13
ActionCrimeDramaThriller
Synopsis
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Second theatrical spin-off from the popular 1970's police series. Regan and Carter head a Flying Squad investigation into a series of bank raids by a team of well-armed villains who are flying in from the continent.
“They're back - tougher than ever!”
Where to watch · US
Cast
John Thaw
Det. Insp. Jack Regan
Dennis Waterman
Det. Sgt. George Carter
Denholm Elliott
Ex-Det. Chief Superintendent Jupp
Nigel Hawthorne
Det. Chief Insp. Dilke
Ken Hutchison
Hill
Anna Gaël
Mrs Hill
Derrick O'Connor
Llewellyn
Georgina Hale
Switchboard Girl
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Tom Clegg
- Writers
- Troy Kennedy Martin
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United Kingdom
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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CINEMA
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Part of the "The Sweeney Movie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
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CAST
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John Thaw and Dennis Waterman and Denholm Elliott carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "They're back - tougher than ever!".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0078351 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Tom Clegg directs. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
- 2Part of the "The Sweeney Movie Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
- 3John Thaw and Dennis Waterman and Denholm Elliott carry the top of the cast.
- 4Marketing tagline: "They're back - tougher than ever!".
- 5IMDB entry: tt0078351 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 104 min · 1h 44m
- Status
- Released
- Box office
- $65,076
- Original language
- EN
- Certification (US)
- 15
- IMDB
- Sweeney 2 (1978)
Part of
The Sweeney Movie Collection
The movie series based on the classic 70s British cop show.
Also by
Tom Clegg
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Euston Films
GB
Key crew
- Executive ProducerGeorge Taylor
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- robbery
- police
- sequel
- spin off
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1978-03-3015
