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'The French Connection'

- directed by William Friedkin

- written by Ernest Tidyman, Robin Moore (Book
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- with Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi.....
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Jeremy ThomasMar 29
It took me many times over many years to finish this film... and it was worth it. My ★★★★ review of The French Connection (1971) on Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/dJSx8T #TheFrenchConnection
A ★★★★ review of The French Connection (1971)

I have a very mixed relationship with The French Connection. I know that I've seen William Friedkin's lauded crime thriller before in its entirety, but I couldn't tell you when. I feel like it was either in college or soon after, when I was really expanding my knowledge of cinema, but I can't tell you for sure. What I can say for sure is that I have tried no less than five times to rewatch The French Connection without success. One of those times, outside forces intervened and I had to stop it very early. The other four times I've

RaurquizJan 30
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Curt Johnson - Indie GeniusJan 13
Movie TV Tech Geeks #Movie #TheFrenchConnection Every Oscar Best Picture Winner of the 1970s, Ranked http://dlvr.it/TQKlzl
Filmgalerie Phase IVDec 9

Reihe „Architektur im Film“: wir zeigen den Action-Klassiker „The French Connection“ von ⁨⁨William Friedkin aus dem Jahr 1971 zusammen mit dem Zentrum für Baukultur Sachsen
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– Wann: Mittwoch, 10. Dezember, 20.00 Uhr
– Wo: ⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨⁨#ZfBK⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩⁩ im Kulturpalast (Eingang über Galeriestraße)
– Eintritt frei, wir freuen uns über eine Spende
– Fassung: Engl. Originalfassung mit dt. Untertiteln
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Weitere Informationen:
https://www.zfbk.de/programm/architektur-im-film-french-connection/

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QuirkyFilmsOct 16, 2025

#BehindTheScenes
#TheFrenchConnection (1971)
Pair of Narcotics Bureau NYPD detectives stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves elusive.

Cameraman sits the 'plank' for the ride with Director #WilliamFriedkin

FILM TALKOct 2, 2025

William Friedkin: “A close-up of Steve McQueen was worth much more than any landscape in the world”

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URL: https://filmtalk.org/2017/01/25/william-friedkin-a-close-up-of-steve-mcqueen-was-worth-much-more-than-any-landscape-in-the-world/

William Friedkin: “A close-up of Steve McQueen was worth much more than any landscape in the world”

About five years ago, film director William Friedkin was the guest of honor at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival (BIFFF), presenting his latest film, “Killer Joe” (2011), to the pr…

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FILM TALKSep 24, 2025

William Friedkin: “I don’t look for perfection in my films, I look for spontaneity”

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URL: https://filmtalk.org/2015/02/03/william-friedkin-i-dont-look-for-perfection-in-my-films-i-look-for-spontaneity/

William Friedkin: “I don’t look for perfection in my films, I look for spontaneity”

Generous, energetic, timeless, and no-nonsense film director William Friedkin, at age 36 Academy Award winner as Best Director for one of the all-time favorite screen classics “The French Connectio…

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QuirkyFilmsSep 15, 2025

#BehindTheScenes
#TheFrenchConnection (1971)
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.

#GeneHackman #RoyScheider with Director #WilliamFriedkin