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The French Connection (1971)

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The French Connection is a 1971 Hollywood film directed by William Friedkin. The film was adapted by Ernest Tidyman from the non-fiction book by Robin Moore.

The film tells the story of two New York City policemen who are trying to intercept a heroin shipment coming in from France and is based on the actual, infamous "French Connection" trafficking scheme. It stars Gene Hackman as porkpie hat-wearing New York City police detective "Popeye" Doyle, Roy Scheider as his partner, Sonny, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco and Eddie Egan, the real-life police detective on whom Hackman's character was based. His real life partner, Sonny "Cloudy" Grosso appears in the film, as well, as an FBI agent on the case (his "big" scenes are at the airport and in Washington, D.C., tailing Sal Boca (Lo Bianco) and Charnier ("Frog # 1").)

It was the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture since the introduction of the MPAA ratings system in 1967 (Midnight Cowboy had won in 1969, but it was X-rated at the time). It also won Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role, (Gene Hackman), Best Director, Best Film Editing, and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. It was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Roy Scheider), Best Cinematography and Best Sound.

In 2005 the film was added to the list of films preserved in the United States National Film Registry.

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