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 ...

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 ...

“The French Connection,” the 1971 film featuring one of the most memorable car chase scenes in American cinema, is among the films being screened in the spring 2016 edition of the Buffalo Film ...

Zach Laws is a longtime entertainment journalist and movie features writer. He is also an independent filmmaker and member of the Screen Actors Guild based out of Los Angeles. Zach grew up watching ...

Gene Hackman in director William Friedkin's 1971 film "The French Connection." (Courtesy 20th Century-Fox/Photofest) A couple of months ago, the Coolidge Corner ...