In April 1972, The French Connection took home five Academy Awards, including Best Director for William Friedkin, Actor for Gene Hackman, and Picture for Philip D’Antoni. The film about a relentless ...

In director William Friedkin’s 1971 crime classic, “The French Connection,” two New York cops work to catch a massive heroin shipment from France. Gene Hackman plays pugnacious police officer Jimmy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Popeye Doyle standing in front of a crowd of police in The French Connection (1971) - Bettmann/Getty Images Even during a decade ...

Fifty years ago this month, William Friedkin’s “The French Connection” set a new benchmark for crime thrillers. The production was budgeted initially at $2 million by Twentieth Century-Fox. This was ...

The death of Hollywood icon Gene Hackman saddened millions — and a legendary ex-NYPD detective who tutored him in his most famous screen role in “The French Connection” is feeling his loss more than ...

Classic film fans are up in arms this week over the apparent censorship of the acclaimed 1971 crime thriller, The French Connection, on digital platforms—including the version of the film currently ...

Colin Wessman is a Philadelphia-based writer who's trying his hand at freelancing for Collider. He spent several years writing for a video game/education company and even more years writing for the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shot in real traffic, among real pedestrians, Jurgensen said the stunt driver reached speeds of 65 miles per hour in a ...