The French Connection (movie)
| The French Connection | |
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| Directed by | William Friedkin |
| Screenplay by | Ernest Tidyman |
| Based on | The French Connection by Robin Moore |
| Produced by | Philip D'Antoni |
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| Cinematography | Owen Roizman |
| Edited by | Gerald B. Greenberg |
| Music by | Don Ellis |
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| Distributed by | 20th Century-Fox |
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Running time | 104 minutes[1] |
| Country | United States |
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| Budget | $1.8–2.2 million[2][3] |
| Box office | $75 million (worldwide theatrical rental)[4] |
The French Connection is a 1971 American neo-noir[5] action thriller movie[6] directed by William Friedkin. It stars Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, and Fernando Rey. The screenplay, by Ernest Tidyman, is based on Robin Moore's 1969 book of the same name.
At the 44th Academy Awards, the movie earned eight nominations and won five, for Best Picture, Best Actor (Hackman), Best Director, Best Film Editing, and Best Adapted Screenplay. It was also nominated for Best Supporting Actor (Scheider), Best Cinematography and Best Sound Mixing.
In 2005, the Library of Congress picked the movie for preservation in the United States National Film Registry for being "culturally, historically or aesthetically significant".[7][8]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "THE FRENCH CONNECTION (18)". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
- ↑ Bart, Peter (August 8, 2011). "'Alien' territory: an economics lesson". Variety. p. 2. Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
- ↑ The French Connection. The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ↑ Solomon, Aubrey (1989). Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, p. 167, ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1.
- ↑ Silver & Ward 1992
- ↑ "The French Connection (1971) - William Friedkin". AllMovie. Archived from the original on 2019-01-30. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
- ↑ "Librarian of Congress Adds 25 Films to National Film Registry". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 2020-11-26. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ↑ "Complete National Film Registry Listing". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
