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The French Connection (1971)
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William Friedkin's classic policier was propelled to box-office glory, and a fistful of Oscars, in 1972 by its pedal-to-the-metal filmmaking and fashionably cynical attitude toward law enforcement. Gene Hackman's Popeye Doyle, a brutally pushy New York City narcotics detective, is a dauntless crime fighter and Vietnam-era "pig," a reckless vulgarian whose antics get innocent people killed. Loosely based upon an actual investigation that led to what was then the biggest heroin seizure in U.S. history, the picture traces the efforts of Doyle and his partner (Roy Scheider) to close the pipeline pumping Middle Eastern smack into the...
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Probably the most classic chase movie in film history. Who really cares about it when Gene Hackman is driving this fast and has such wicked attitude?
Hackman is the man, and though the plot gets lost in a series of great chases, he keeps the film alive with his charm and presence.
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