The Omega Connection
| The Omega Connection | |
|---|---|
 European video cover | |
| Genre | Action Drama |
| Screenplay by | Gail Morgan Hickman David E. Boston |
| Story by | Gail Morgan Hickman David E. Boston David Assael Joshua Brand Martha Coolidge |
| Directed by | Robert Clouse |
| Starring | Jeffrey Byron Larry Cedar |
| Music by | John Cameron |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Ron Miller |
| Producers | Jan Williams Godfrey A. Godar Hugh Attwooll (associate producer) |
| Cinematography | Godfrey A. Godar |
| Editors | Peter Boita Mike Campbell |
| Running time | 100 min. |
| Production company | Walt Disney Productions |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | December 21, 1979 |
The Omega Connection is a 1979 American made-for-television action spy film directed by Robert Clouse for Walt Disney Productions. It stars Jeffrey Byron and Larry Cedar.[1] It was released theatrically in other countries as The London Connection.
Plot
Luther Starling (Jeffrey Byron) is a superspy for the American government who after completing his latest mission of retrieving stolen documents sets out on a six week vacation across Europe. Luther is picked up at Heathrow airport in London, England by his friend Roger (Larry Cedar) in his Morgan 3-Wheeler to stay with Roger and Roger's Aunt Lydia (Mona Washbourne) for the duration of the London leg of Luther's trip. By chance the two follow a motorcade where British Secret Service agents Bidley and Peters (Roy Kinnear and David Battley respectively) are escorting a recently defected Eastern European scientist, Professor Buchinski (David Kossoff) who possesses a revolutionary new energy formula. However when a team of armed gunmen ambush the motorcade intent on kidnapping the Professor, Luther attempts to intervene but is outmatched but the professor slips a gold ring into his jacket pocket. Upon discovery of the ring, it leads Luther and Roger on an adventure across London as they attempt to rescue the professor from the villainous criminal organization Omega.
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 Professor 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
- André Maranne as Duvalier
- Rita Webb as Cockney Woman
- George Pravda as Kolenkov
- Minah Bird as Narcotics Agent
Production
Gloucester Mews, W2, was used as a filming location during the shooting of The London Connection.[2]
References
- ^ "The Omega Connection (1979) - Robert Clouse | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie".
- ^ Mews News. Lurot Brand. Published Spring 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2013.
