The French Connection: Directed by William Friedkin. With Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco. 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.

The French Connection (1971) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.

The French Connection was made in 1971, starring a then 41-year-old Gene Hackman in the lead, and directed by William Friedkin, who started his directing career with `Alfred Hitchcock Presents' in 1955.

Roy Scheider and Gene Hackman patrolled with Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso for a month to get the feel of the characters. Hackman became disgusted at the sights he saw during this patrol. In one incident he had to help restrain a suspect in the squad car and later worried that he would be sued for impersonating a policeman.

The French Connection (1971) - Gene Hackman as Jimmy Doyle. Menu. ... Gene Hackman: Jimmy Doyle. The French Connection. Gene Hackman credited as playing... Jimmy Doyle. Photos 63. Add photo + 46. Quotes 22. Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle: You dumb guinea. Buddy "Cloudy" Russo: How the hell did I know he had a knife.

The French Connection: Directed by William Friedkin. With Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco. 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.

Gene Hackman wurde am 30 Januar 1930 in San Bernardino, California, USA geboren. Er war Schauspieler und Produzent, bekannt für French Connection - Brennpunkt Brooklyn (1971), Die Royal Tenenbaums (2001) und Erbarmungslos (1992).

French Connection II: Directed by John Frankenheimer. With Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson, Philippe Léotard. "Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseille to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York.

The French Connection (1971) - Awards, nominations, and wins. Menu. Movies. ... Gene Hackman; 1972 Nominee Golden Globe. Best Screenplay - Motion Picture; Ernest Tidyman; Grammy Awards. 1973 Nominee Grammy. Best Instrumental Composition; Don Ellis; For "Theme from The French Connection".

The French Connection. Edit. Everybody Gets to Go to the Moon (1969) (uncredited) Written by Jimmy Webb. Performed by The Three ... (1857) (uncredited) Written by James Pierpont. Sung by Gene Hackman and the kids. Again (uncredited) Music by Lionel Newman [Played on piano at the restaurant where Charnier and Nicoli dine] Contribute to this page ...