BP039 The French Connection (1971)

Best Pick with John Dorney, Jessica Regan and Tom Salinsky.

Episode 39: The French Connection (1971)

Released 17 July 2019

For this episode, we watched The French Connection, written by Ernest Tidyman (won) from the novel by Robin Moore and directed by William Friedkin (won). It starred Gene Hackman (won Best Actor), Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider (won Best Supporting Actor, Tony Lo Bianco and Marcel Bozzuffi with music by Don Ellis, cinematography by Owen Rolzman (nominated) and editing by Gerald B Greenberg (won). It was also nominated for its Sound.

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