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    THE FRENCH CONNECTION 1971

    Dec 01, 2021 2 minutes
    STORY SIMON MAJOR

    COOL FLICK FACT:

    While Bill Hickman took care of the trickier stunt car work, it turns out Gene Hackman is no shrinking violet behind the wheel either. Director Friedkin used him for many of the action scenes to retain as much authenticity as possible.

    BASED on Robin Moore’s factual 1969 book of the same name, The French Connection follows the real-life story of two

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