The French Connection

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 English-language Action Crime film starring Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frédéric De Pasquale and Frank Durk. The movie is based on The French Connection by Robin Moore. Philip D Antoni Productions was the production house involved in the project along with executive producer(s) Philip D antoni. The French Connection is written by Ernest Tidyman, Robin Moore and Howard Hawks and it is directed by William Friedkin. 20th Century Fox acquired the distribution rights for the motion picture. The French Connection was released on 9th October 1971 in English and French languages and takes a screen time of 104 minutes. and it received positive reviews from critics when it was released and became successful at box office. The French Connection was made on a budget of $1 million and it was a super hit at box office gross of $51 million. The screenplay for the movie was written by Ernest Tidyman. Cinematography was done by Owen Roizman and editing by Gerald B. Greenberg. The music was composed by Don Ellis. At the 1972 Oscar Awards It won 5 awards including: Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gene Hackman), Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium and Best Film Editing.
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