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Released in 1971, The French Connection set a new standard for American crime films with a tough, gritty New York style that was often imitated for the rest of the decade. Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider star as Popeye Doyle and Cloudy Russo, a pair of narcotics detectives, in a story based on the real-life experiences of cops Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso.
Es 1971 y está en auge el realismo fotográfico. Para la iluminación de “The French Connection”, Owen Roizman se aparta exitosamente de la línea marcada por otra película consagrada por las estatuillas, “Cowboy de medianoche”, que presentaba una visión superrealista y algo psicodélica de la jungla urbana, que resulta postiza, histérica y kistch.
"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 ...
THRILLER. The French Connection is William Friedkin's gritty, Oscar®-winning police drama where two tough New York City cops try to intercept a huge heroin shipment coming from France. Police partners Popeye Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider) put a candy store under surveillance based on a hunch that something fishy was going on.
Theatrical trailer of "The French Connection" by William Friedkin. Starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frédér...
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The French Connection. When New York detectives Popeye Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider) launch a deadly pursuit to bust up a narcotics smuggling ring, they discover a link to France. Based on a true story, this action-packed thriller, with its iconic chase scene, earned Oscars® in 1971 for Best Picture, Best Director ...
