After a decades-spanning career, Gene Hackman retired from acting in 2004. During his illustrious run, the actor won two Academy Awards for his roles in The French Connection and Unforgiven. Speaking ...

In April 1972, The French Connection took home five Academy Awards, including Best Director for William Friedkin, Actor for Gene Hackman, and Picture for Philip D’Antoni. The film about a relentless ...

"The French Connection" is based on Robin Moore's 1969 book of the same name. Both films tell the story of NYPD detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, in pursuit of french heroin smugglers.

Zach Laws is a longtime entertainment journalist and movie features writer. He is also an independent filmmaker and member of the Screen Actors Guild based out of Los Angeles. Zach grew up watching ...

What’s the greatest chase scene in American movies? One could easily make a convincing argument for the lengthy action sequence that anchors Buster Keaton’s “The General,” or for the kinetic urban set ...

William Friedkin’s 1971 thriller French Connection tells the story of bent cops ‘Popeye’ Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy ‘Cloudy’ (Roy Scheider) as they attempt to foil a large narcotics smuggling ...

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