The French Connection, film (1971) and book by Robin Moore

[nwhyte]

The French Connection won the Oscar for Best Picture of 1971, and picked up another four - Best Director (William Friedkin), Best Actor (Gene Hackman), Best Adapted Screenplay (Ernest Tidyman) and Best Film Editing (Gerald B. Greenberg). Roy Scheider lost Best Supporting Actor to Ben Johnson in The Last Picture Show, and it also lost to Fiddler on

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[redfiona99]

>>What makes the film is the cinematography. The documentary style of filming gives it all an air of gritty reality, and in particular the action scenes that dominate the second half of the film are very exciting and very well done.<<

I think you've nailed the reason why it won the best film Oscar on the head here. Those are things that make it stand out from most films.

Of the other films, I like Fiddler on the Roof, and was exposed to Shaft at far too early an age.