Review of The French Connection (1971) by Daniel L — 05 Sep 2008

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This review of The French Connection (1971) was written by Daniel L on 05 Sep 2008.

The French Connection has generally received very positive reviews.

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Great police movie of its time. Gutsy! One of the first of a major drug bust. And based around a true story. That chase sequence…

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The french connection with Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider is a gritty entertaining masterpiece…

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By Thomas B (1,990) on 09 Dec 2017

*** Unfortunately, I have experienced 'The French Connection' for the first time through the 2009 release Blu-Ray - which must feature one…

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The trailer to this movie wasn't amusing nor was the first 15 minutes with laughable dialogues and caricature type characters…

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By Lisa M (931) on 26 Aug 2017

How in the world did this movie beat out A Clockwork Orange and Fiddler on the Roof for the Academy Award for best film…

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By Pieter D (6) on 05 Nov 2018

Watching 'The French Connection' today, it's hard to grasp the movie earned 5 Academy Awards (let alone best picture)…

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By Hannah B (535) on 20 Jun 2018

Saying that a film is a product of its time usually means one of two things…

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This is more than a movie, it's time travel to seedy 1971 New York…

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