THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1971) - on the big screen - Reel 1970s

Reel 1970s
THE FRENCH CONNECTION
on the big screen!
Wednesday, August 6th at 7:30 PM
Hosted by film historian Glenn Andreiev

One of the greatest American crime films ever made, William Friedkin’s 5x Oscar-winning thriller set a new standard for the genre with a tough, gritty New York style that would be frequently imitated for the rest of the decade. Roy Scheider and Gene Hackman (1930-2025) in an Academy Award Winning role, and star as Cloudy Russo and Popeye Doyle, a pair of narcotics detectives, based on the real-life experiences of cops Sonny Grosso and Eddie Egan, as they attempt to break a European narcotics smuggling ring. The film’s depiction of one of the world’s biggest drug busts became an immediate critical and commercial success, earning eight Academy Award nominations and winning five including Best Picture, Directing, Actor (for Hackman), Adapted Screenplay, and Film Editing. (USA, 1971, 104 mins, R, English | Dir. William Friedkin)

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