Latest News About Gene Hackman in The French Connection (1971)

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pivotal role of Doyle propel his career ascent, winning him the Best Actor Oscar for Best Actor. Friedkin directed adapted from the nonfiction book by Robin Moore tracks two detectives pursuing a heroin ring; its iconic car chase is widely regarded as a cinema landmark. Hackman recalls the demanding intensity needed. It remains foundational in crime thriller cinema.

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Gene Hackman recalls 'The French Connection' 50 years later

It’s the heart-stopping moment when a bashed-in Pontiac LeMans hurtles beneath NYC’s elevated subway at 90 miles an hour, dodging traffic and pedestrians in a wild race to keep up with a hijacked N train rumbling overhead. That five-minute sequence — a crash course in ‘70s guerrilla filmmaking — is now regarded by many to be the best movie car chase of all time.

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Gene Hackman recalls ‘The French Connection’ 50 years later: ‘A moment in a checkered career of hits, misses’

It’s the heart-stopping moment when a bashed-in Pontiac LeMans hurtles beneath NYC’s elevated subway at 90 miles an hour, dodging traffic and pedestrians in a wild race to keep up with a hijacked N train rumbling overhead. That five-minute sequence — a crash course in ‘70s guerrilla filmmaking — is now regarded by many to be the best movie car chase of all time.

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