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The French Connection (1971)

Name: The French Connection
Director: William Friedkin
Genre: drama film, action film, crime film
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 7.6

Directed by William Friedkin.

Directed by William Friedkin · Shot by Owen Roizman · Cut by Gerald B. Greenberg · Music by Don Ellis · Ratio 1.85:1 · 104 min

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Behind the scenes

Behind the Scenes: The French Connection (Friedkin, 1971) with Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider — Serious Feather · 39 min
William Friedkin on directing the chase scene in THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971) — Cinematographers on cinematography · 20 min
The French Connection (1971) - Working with Gene Hackman — Oscars · 5 min
The French Connection (1971) - Permits and the Car Chase — Oscars · 10 min
On Location: The French Connection Chase Scene [Filming Locations] — CinemaTyler · 18 min
William Friedkin on the Car Chase Scene In THE FRENCH CONNECTION — American Film Institute · 5 min
3 Things 'The French Connection' Teaches Us About Filmmaking — CinemaTyler · 23 min
The Making of The French Connection 1971 — movie making stories · 53 min

Elsewhere

More by William Friedkin

The People vs. Paul Crump — 1962
The Bold Men — 1965
Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon — 1965
The Thin Blue Line — 1966
Good Times — 1967
The Birthday Party — 1968
The Night They Raided Minsky's — 1968
The Boys in the Band — 1970
The Exorcist — 1973
Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin — 1974
Sorcerer — 1977
The Brink's Job — 1980
Cruising — 1980
Deal of the Century — 1983
To Live and Die in L.A. — 1985
C.A.T. Squad — 1986
Rampage — 1987
C.A.T. Squad: Python Wolf — 1988
The Guardian — 1990
Jailbreakers — 1994
Blue Chips — 1994
Jade — 1995
12 Angry Men — 1997
Rules of Engagement — 2000
The Hunted — 2003
Bug — 2006
Killer Joe — 2011
The Devil and Father Amorth — 2017
The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial — 2023

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