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- Scott Tobias
French Undercover Detective (uncredited) Doris McCarthy. ... Hotel Guest (uncredited) Charles McGregor. ... Baldy - Bar Patron in Drug Raid (uncredited) Lora Mitchell.
"The French Connection" is routinely included, along with "Bullitt," "Diva" and "Raiders of the Lost Ark," on the short list of movies with the greatest chase scenes of all time. What is not always remembered is what a good movie it is apart from the chase scene. It featured a great early Gene Hackman performance that won an Academy Award, and it also won Oscars for best picture, direction ...
The French Connection is a 1971 American crime thriller film directed by William Friedkin, written by Ernest Tidyman and produced by Phillip D'Antoni. It's the tale of NYPD detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman) and his partner, Buddy "Cloudy" Russo (Roy Scheider). One day, they stumble upon a huge shipment of heroin from France.
French Connection II is a 1975 American neo-noir action thriller film starring Gene Hackman and directed by John Frankenheimer.It is a sequel to the 1971 film The French Connection, and continues the story of the central character, Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, who travels to Marseille in order to track down French drug-dealer Alain Charnier, played by Fernando Rey, who escaped at the end of ...
The French Connection won five Oscars, including Best Directing for Friedkin and Best Actor for Hackman, and marked the first time that an R-rated film won Best Picture. In honor of the film’s 45th anniversary, the Academy will host a celebratory screening featuring an onstage discussion with Friedkin. Directed by William Friedkin.
Synopsis. William Friedkin’s gritty 1970s classic is the paradigmatic rip-roaring chase film, complete with New York City street and subway pursuits, drug smugglers, corrupt cops, and one good guy, Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle – based on true-life detective Eddie Egan – who makes his own rules.
