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  1. May 5, 2024 · Friedkin focused on the gritty look and offered what it was like back in the 70s as the film took me to the streets and alleys, where he divulges all the secrets of one of the most famous cities in the world. The French Connection consists of flawless editing, pacing, style, writing, and characters. Gene Hackman as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle is ...

  2. May 14, 2024 · "The French Connection" is a gritty, no-holds-barred police drama that takes you on a wild ride through the underbelly of New York City. Directed by William Friedkin and based on a true story, (which you can read in Robin Moore's 1969 non-fiction book of the same name) this 1971 classic won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, and it ...

  3. 4 days ago · In regards to influences of specific films on his films, Friedkin noted that The French Connection['s] documentary-like realism was the direct result of the influence of having seen Z, a French film by Costa-Gavras: After I saw Z, I realized how I could shoot The French Connection. Because he shot Z like a documentary. It was a fiction film but ...

    • William David Friedkin, August 29, 1935, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
    • August 7, 2023 (aged 87), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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  5. 4 days ago · In the film’s opening scene, French criminal Alain Charnier (Fernando Rey) leaves the Chez Fonfon restaurant tailed by a detective. In the 1970s, Marseilles was the largest provider of heroin to ...

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  6. May 2, 2024 · Doyle is bad news—but a good cop.A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping the...

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  7. Apr 23, 2024 · A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders pro...

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  8. May 7, 2024 · William Friedkin (born August 29, 1935, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died August 7, 2023, Los Angeles, California) was an American film director who was best known for The French Connection (1971) and The Exorcist (1973). (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) While a teenager, Friedkin began working in Chicago ...

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