Aug 10, 2012 the french connection is based on a real case that took place in new york in the 1970s. The filming locations of the french connection, then and. Hear classic music from the french connection, 1971, directed by william friedkin, with gene hackman, fernando rey, roy scheider, at tcm. Director william friedkin at the academy event the french connection 1971 on october 7, 2016 at the samuel goldwyn theater. According to director william friedkin, the film is an impression of that case that took place between 7 october 1961 and 24 february 1962. A couple of semiofficial spinoffs followed, the sevenups, which elevated scheider to the leading role, and badge 373, with robert duvall stepping in as the pugnacious. In the film french connection, new york city is portrayed as grey and run down while marseille is a murky port of narrow alleys and criminal overlords. French connection films a label of yade french connection is a television and film production company, based just outside of paris, known for developing and producing highquality, nonfiction documentary programming for television, cinema, dvd and multimedia platforms. Additionally, the french connection used a documentary style to make the events seem more real since the film was actually loosely based on a true story. The french connection 1971 casting the film youtube. The screenplay, written by ernest tidyman, is based on robin moore s 1969 nonfiction book the french connection.
Download the french connection 1971 bluray 1080p yts yify torrent for free, hd full movie streaming also available in limetorrents. The french connection 1971 movie mistakes, goofs and. Gene hackman spent months working with the real detective who worked this case who also appears in the film. It is william friedkins the french connection, now 40 years old, based on a true story, and starring gene hackman as detective jimmy popeye doyle, a. The french connection 1971 bluray 720p bluray 720p 750 mb. Watch the french connection full movie in hd visit movie 1051 tough narcotics detective popeye doyle is in hot pursuit of a.
Hence the film starts in that southern french port with businessman alin charnier fernndo. Jimmy popeye doyle who travels to marseille, france where. Watch the french connection online 1971 movie yidio. The filming locations of the french connection, then and now.
May 21, 2014 william friedkins the french connection depicts just the kind of new york he was looking for. A pair of nyc cops in the narcotics bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a french connection. The french connection is a 1971 american action thriller film directed by william friedkin. Roy scheider, even though he didnt appear in the sequel, did star in a similar kind of film, the sevenups which had a car chase as good as the one in the french connection. Just to give these now and then pictures a little more perspective, you should know that the french connection was filmed between late november 1970midmarch 1971. Two narcotics detectives, popeye doyle and his partner buddy russo gene hackman, roy scheider, start to close in on a vast international. Gene hackman, roy scheider, fernando rey william friedkin. Aug 22, 2010 an excellent thriller the french connection which deserves the praise it gets. The french connection has all the basic elements of a good cops and robbers film, but at the time it was filmed these were relatively new and were not cliche. The french connection movie quotes rotten tomatoes. The french connection is one of the iconic films of the 1970s. The truetolife film about the largest narcotics seizure of all time in 1962 with an innovative semidocumentarystyle technique that conveys the story with very few words. Watch the movie trailer for the french connection 1971. Gene hackman, roy scheider, fernando rey, tony lo bianco and marcel bozzuffi star.
Best picture, best director, best actor gene hackman, best adapted screenplay, best editing. I have got to stop watching all the flashy modern rubbish. May 24, 2016 free the french connection dvd label 1971 r1 custom ready to download and print. It tells the story of new york police department detectives jimmy popeye doyle and buddy cloudy russo, whose reallife counterparts. The truetolife film about the largest narcotics seizure of all time in 1962. The french connection was inspired by a true story, and eddie egan and sonny grosso, popeye and buddys real life counterparts, both have small roles in the film. Made in 1971, the citys decay is front and center in nearly every frame, from abandoned, grimecovered buildings and derelict cars to crumbling warehouses and trashstrewn lots, and at times, the neglect is nothing short of tragic. It was a winter film shoot, and i believe it was extremely cold that season. A true account of cops, narcotics, and international conspiracy written by robin moore in 1969. Sanders powys, uk this film is one of the all time classics, a crime thriller that really breaks the mould. The french connection original motion picture sounddtrack.
The french connection 1971 what an interesting film. According to director william friedkin, the film is an impression of that case that. My favorite scene is no doubt that car chase, but i loved the smaller scenes especially the ones where popeye is up to no good. French connection ii is a 1975 american action thriller film starring gene hackman and directed by john frankenheimer. The french connection the 1971 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. The french connection 1971 full movie download full hd. Gene hackman, roy sceider, fernando rey, tony lo bianco, marcel bozzufi, bill hickman, eddie egan rating. The film is based on actual events described in the book the french connection. The screenplay, written by ernest tidyman, is based on robin moores 1969 nonfiction book the french connection. The french connection is routinely included, along with bullitt, diva and raiders of the lost ark, on the short list of movies with the greatest chase scenes of all time. Paradoxically enough, its also breathtakingly shot.
Gallery of 26 movie poster and cover images for the french connection 1971. Director william friedkin claimed the only thing we had permits for was to shoot on the elevated train when filming the iconic car chase from his 1971 best picture oscar winner, the french. This actionfilled thriller, with its renowned chase scene, won five academy awards in 1971. Throughout the film, mulderig played by bill hickman, who was also in the west coast version of the french connection, aka, 1968s bullitt sits in the backseats of surveillance cars, being cranky, and giving popeye a hard time. What is not always remembered is what a good movie it is apart from the chase scene. Divx4 standard definition movies, that were made last century, ripped from a retail source dvdrip, bdrip, excluding r5 dvdrips.
The french connection will always be remembered for its nerveracking car chase through the streets of new york, easily one of the most exciting sequences ever committed to film. The french connection trailer 1971 video detective. Its not an optimistic film in its presentation, but its a film about people trying to find reasons to be optimistic about their future. The french connection 1971 thriller, drama, action.
Although many people watching the french connection since the 1970s may not understand its importance, this film helped to build the basis for cops and robbers films everywhere. The french connection cast starring roy scheider, doris mccarthy, gene hackman, sarina c. This study guide consists of approximately 17 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the french connection. Friedkin calls the film an impression of that case, but the main characters of popeye doyle and buddy. At that point, the train hits a train stop, but is going too fast to stop in time and collides with the. The french connection 1971 is director william friedkins brilliant, fastpaced, brutallyrealistic policecrime film his commercial breakthrough film the time is just right for an out and out thriller like this. Friedkin uses the camera expertly to do two things at once. The only parts of the city that look the same today are the upper east side and at the subsidized housing where the sniper was, al the rest of the neighborhoods got gentrified more or less. It was followed by a sequel french connection ii equally as good. The sequel, as i recall, was a bit of a disappointment. In this crime drama, two new york city cops work to bring down a notorious french heroin dealer. Jul 14, 2011 it is william friedkins the french connection, now 40 years old, based on a true story, and starring gene hackman as detective jimmy popeye doyle, a driven new york cop who wears a hat that. Ending spoiler for the french connection 1971, plus mistakes, quotes, trivia and more.
May 21, 2014 just to give these now and then pictures a little more perspective, you should know that the french connection was filmed between late november 1970midmarch 1971. Check out the latest news, events and film screenings. For a 1971 movie, this was the reality gritty show of a cop movie. Directed by william friedkin and starring gene hackman, fernando rey, roy scheider and tony lo bianco. Police partners popeye doyle gene hackman and buddy russo roy scheider put a candy store under surveillance based on a hunch that something fishy was going on. Tough narcotics detective popeye doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave french drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroinsmuggling operation. The movies title comes from the actual drug trade that saw heroin shipped from turkey to the southern french port of marseille and then onto the united states. The film is perennially on the list of alltime greatest movies put together by conventional film critics. The biggest mistakes you never noticed in the french connection 1971. It featured a great early gene hackman performance that won an academy award, and it also won oscars for best picture, direction. Loved the gritty 70s new york where it looked like broken glass was everywhere and the cars were amazing. The french connection 1971 tt0067116 tough narcotics detective popeye doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave french drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroinsmuggling operation. Apr 03, 2017 this feature is not available right now.
It is a fictional sequel to the initially true story of the 1971 academy award winning picture the french connection. Parents need to know that the french connection is a 1971 movie that is filled with frequent profanity including fk, violence, and questionable behavior. Other than that the film is excellent and should be seen by as many people as possible. There was an impressive official sequel in 1975, french connection ii, directed by john frankenheimer, which took popeye to the south of france and got him hooked on horse.
I said in my opening the movie plays like one giant chase, but i liked the frenetic pacing of the movie. With gene hackman, roy scheider, fernando rey, tony lo bianco. William friedkins the french connection depicts just the kind of new york he was looking for. The french connection is william friedkins gritty, oscarwinning police drama where two tough new york city cops try to intercept a huge heroin shipment coming from france. The presence of food in this film seems to say something about pleasure.