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 …

5 days ago · The French Connection (1971). Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle, the narcotics detective at the center of William Friedkin’s film, is perhaps Hackman’s most defining performance.

5 days ago · The French Connection: Why audiences root for Gene Hackman’s Popeye Doyle against all odds. More than half a century after William Friedkin’s revolutionary action film …

5 days ago · Gene Hackman in 'Hoosiers'. Everett Collection. Hoosiers doesn't have the jagged edges of The French Connection or the gee-golly whimsy of The Royal Tenenbaums, but …

It featured a great early Gene Hackman performance that won an Academy Award, and it also won Oscars for best picture, direction, screenplay and editing. The movie is all surface, …

Fans were incensed when censors cut a scene in The French Connection (1971) featuring 'Popeye' Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider) to eliminate a racial slur. …

Dec 17, 2024 · According to Hackman, the burning rubber of Bullitt beats The French Connection hands-down any day of the week. It’s not exactly an unpopular opinion when those two are as …

Jan 17, 2025 · In Brooklyn, Detective Jimmy (“Popeye”) Doyle (Gene Hackman), dressed as a street-corner Santa, and his partner, Buddy (“Cloudy”) Russo (Roy Scheider), roust a small …

Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy “Cloudy” Russo (Roy Scheider) are two undercover cops working for the New York Narcotics Bureau, dealing with small time hoods …

Thirty-five years after it was made, the climatic car chase scene in The French Connection is still jaw-dropping in its suspense and execution. Director William Friedkin recounts how he created …