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The French Connection is a 1971 American neo-noir [6] action thriller film [7] directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, and Fernando Rey. The screenplay, by Ernest Tidyman, is based on Robin Moore 's 1969 nonfiction book.
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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 smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.
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- Action, Crime, Drama
- William Friedkin
- 1971-10-09
Sep 6, 2024 · William Friedkin was an American film director best known for The French Connection (1971), which won several Oscars, including for best director, and The Exorcist (1973).
- Michael Barson
Sep 24, 2024 · The movie depends for much of its effect on skilled editing, and director William Friedkin often acknowledged his debt to film editor Jerry Greenberg. In 2005 The French Connection was selected for inclusion in the National Film Registry.
- Patricia Bauer
William Friedkin, the film’s director, wanted to take a radicle departure from the basic film look of that time—late 60’s early 70’s—when most film lighting was high key. This was necessary because color negative film stocks were slow—100 ASA.
Aug 7, 2023 · William Friedkin, the maverick film director who helped revolutionize 1970s Hollywood with the electrifying, era-defining classics “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” died Monday,...
