Oct 9, 1971 · The French Connection: Directed by William Friedkin. With Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco. A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a …

Popeye Doyle and Buddy Russo get wind of a big shipment of heroin and begin a tail of the suspects, and their French Connection, two French nationals who are the european link.

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New York Film Critics Circle Awards 1971 Winner NYFCC Award Best Actor Gene Hackman 1971 Nominee NYFCC Award Best Film

Tough, gritty, and realistic, "The French Connection" is an intense character-study that is never short on suspense or action. The film won five Oscars in 1971, including the Best Picture Oscar and one for …

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The French Connection was made in 1971, starring a then 41-year-old Gene Hackman in the lead, and directed by William Friedkin, who started his directing career with `Alfred Hitchcock Presents' in 1955.

The French Connection: Directed by William Friedkin. With Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco. A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin …

The French Connection (1971) - The film is based on actual events described in the book 'The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy' written by Robin …

The French Connection was made in 1971, starring a then 41-year-old Gene Hackman in the lead, and directed by William Friedkin, who started his directing career with `Alfred Hitchcock Presents' in 1955.