The French Connection
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In His Nike Work, Dan Wieden Is the Prototypical CCO...on. Tag. Now he's it. Frame for frame, "Tag" is probably the most exciting ad ever made. It had the drama of the chase scene in "The French Connection." It won the admiration of the industry and a Cannes Lion Grand Prix. But it's an odd ad. In this article: Nike, Phil Knight, Harvard Business School, Howard Rheingold, Grant McCracken, Theodore Levitt, Santa Fe, and Toronto |
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Chicago Sun-Times | 1 day ago
Spin Control: CD reviews and samples
...circuit than Chicago, the city she's called home since the 1950s. But the West Point, Miss., native shows the influence of her hometown on "The French Connection," in which she does material by Chicago songwriters Sunnyland Slim ("Goin' Back...
In this article: Warren Haynes, Gov't Mule, Them Crooked Vultures, Zora Young, John Paul Jones, Dave Grohl, Josh Homme, Andy Hess, Wang Dang Doodle, and Goin' Back to Memphis Willie Dixon
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The Press and Journal | 3 days ago
'Tis the season to be sparkly
...chunky cardigan for a hint of daytime dazzle. TRY: Wallis black sequin waistcoat, AGBP38; Miss Selfridge black sequin disc cardigan, AGBP55; French Connection grey embellished jumper, AGBP110; Evans draped sequin T-shirt, AGBP32. EVENING...
In this article: Miss Selfridge, Bankruptcy, Silver, Evans, Wallis, Gucci, Tesco, and French Connection
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Guardian Unlimited | 4 days ago
Twitter comes to high fashion's aid
...for GBP30 which is reminiscent of something Rat from Wind in the Willows might wear (a high accolade indeed). On your feet, we like French Connection's brogue-patterned boot for GBP165, Topman's creased-lace working boot - which has a...
In this article: Twitter, Domenico Dolce, Ann Demeulemeester, Perez Hilton, Somerset House, and Mince pie
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Metro | 5 days ago
Kermode: I got punched for Keira acting jibe
...sees a film. I d like to see more film documentaries. I made documentaries about Blade Runner, The Wicker Man, The Exorcist and The French Connection, I enjoy those long-form documentaries. I haven t been pitching them. They take a lot of...
In this article: Mark Kermode, Nick Park, Aardman, Steven Spielberg, The Culture Show, Film4, Channel 4, and The Wicker Man
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Wales Online | 5 days ago
Party is set to bring smiles to faces of deserving youngsters
...to pick up some fantastic Christmas gifts at great prices. " Bridgend Designer Outlet has more than 90 stores with top brand names including French Connection, Jaeger and Karen Millen, all with discounts of up to 60% off typical high street...
In this article: Cardiff, E mail, and French Connection
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Daily Mail | 5 days ago
Me and my wardrobe: You can be hip at 40 without looking like mutton dressed as lamb, says Mica Paris
...clean lines or you look like a tank. I like to give good silhouette. I'm on the High Street a lot - I think they've got some brilliant stuff. French Connection, Warehouse and M&S are regular haunts for me. I also like Alexander McQueen and...
In this article: Vogue, Vivienne Westwood, Audrey Hepburn, French Connection, and Italy
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The Bastardly | November 10, 2009
Victoria Justice @ French Connection Holiday Shop, L.A.
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009 after a late four martini lunch by Jackson You'll have to wait until early 2010 for the premiere of Victoria Justice's new show (and soundtrack), Victorious, but until then, follow her on Twitter... yup, that's...
In this article: French Connection, Dan Schneider, Icarly, Drake & Josh, and Hollywood
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Just Jared Jr. | November 03, 2009
Fashion Faceoff: French Connection Spirit Dress
Wed, 04 November 2009 at 12:35 am Shailene Woodley sparkled on the red carpet in the French Connection "Spirit" teal dress at the premiere of Fantastic Mr. Fox held at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood last month. The 17-year-old...
In this article: French Connection, Silver, Shailene Woodley, Stacey Dash, Secret Life of the American Teenager, and Fantastic Mr. Fox
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New Yorker: Everything | November 01, 2009
Peter Schjeldahl: French Connection
Pluck a magnifying glass from a rack at the Frick and sift great from good in "Watteau to Degas: French Drawings from the Frits Lugt Collection. " The prodigious Dutch connoisseur Lugt (1884-1970), a collector by the age of eight, acquired...
In this article: French Connection, Dog, Ryan Lizza, The New Yorker, Hendrik Hertzberg, and Harry Reid
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Philly.com | October 24, 2009
Gagne sets goals for Flyers' French Connection
...again changed the lines at practice yesterday. Gagne skated with Claude Giroux and Ian Laperriere to form the Flyers' latest version of the French Connection. "Maybe a little change of scenery will be good for him," Stevens said. "Everyone...
In this article: Simon Gagne, Flyers, French Connection, John Stevens, Claude Giroux, Brian Boucher, Ian Laperriere, Florida Panthers, Blair Betts, and Ryan Parent
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The French Connection is a 1971 Hollywood crime film directed by William Friedkin. The film was adapted and fictionalized by Ernest Tidyman from the non-fiction book by Robin Moore. It tells the story of two New York City policemen who are trying to intercept a heroin shipment coming in from France. It is based on the actual, infamous "French Connection" trafficking scheme. It stars Gene Hackman (as pork pie hat-wearing New York City police detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle), Fernando Rey (as the villain French heroin smuggler Alain Charnier) and Roy Scheider (as Jimmy's partner Buddy "Cloudy" Russo). It also features Eddie Egan and Sonny "Cloudy" Grosso, the real-life police detectives on whom Hackman's and Scheider's characters were based.
It was the first R-rated movie to win the Academy Award for Best Picture since the introduction of the MPAA film rating system. It also won Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Gene Hackman), Best Director, Best Film Editing, and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium (Ernest Tidyman). It was nominated for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Roy Scheider), Best Cinematography, and Best Sound. Tidyman also received a Golden Globe Award, a Writers Guild of America Award, and an Edgar Award for his screenplay.
In 2005, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
- Name:
- The French Connection
- Release Date:
- October 07, 1971
- Directed By:
- William Friedkin
- Produced by:
- Philip D'Antoni
- Written By:
- Editor:
- Gerald B. Greenberg
- Music By:
- Don Ellis
- Distributed By:
- 20th Century Fox
- Length:
- 104 min
- Language:
- French
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