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The French Connection

Duration: 1 hour, 44 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC One SouthLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales HD

A brutal maverick cop uses unconventional methods to smash a Franco-American drug ring operating in New York. This pacy, gritty thriller deservedly garnered five Oscars, including an award for film editor Jerry Greenberg's cutting of one of the most exciting car chases in cinema history. Show less

Contributors

Buddy Russo:
Roy Scheider
Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle:
Gene Hackman
Alain Charnier:
Fernando Rey

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