The French Connection Resources

For those confused after watching this movie, the script will fill in some of those narrative holes. A lot—and we mean a lot—was cut.

An A/V librarian puts his professional skills to good use.

A Tumblr with lovingly curated images, surveying nearly every part of his 90-film career.

Modern Family's Ed O'Neil takes a turn in Hackman's role in this TV movie.

Cloudy gets his moment in the sun in this 1973 flick.

Popeye heads to Marseille to see if he can track down Charnier, wears an assortment of fabulous Hawaiian shirts while doing so. Hello, 1975!

A 2014 French film takes inspiration from the drug trade in Marseille, and directorial clues from classic American action-dramas. (Charnier lives on!)

Sonny "Cloudy" Gross hosts a 30th anniversary special.

The BBC offers its own look into the making of the classic.

Action Magazine breaks down... the action, shot by shot, screeching wheels by screaming ladies.

It didn't go so well for him, at first.

The Dissolve presents a survey of this director's life and work.

Those still thirsty for trivia should check this out post-haste.

A Guardian article about the relevance of the film today.

Learn what this vintage cinema darling likes to watch himself.

Shooting a movie in the New York subway is a little harder than just buying a Metrocard and bringing a camera.

It's not an exact fit.

"Doyle is bad news, but he's a good cop."

It took two weeks to shoot.

He had no interest in Hackman.

And has a "grape drink" too.

Yes, even you!

Listening takes you straight to the old dirty streets.

An interview with the director, who invented the chase out of thin air.

Another Friedkin interview, with an extra focus on his use of sound in the movie.

Seems like kind of a spoiler alert. Or maybe they didn't have those in the seventies?

Here's a behind-the-scenes shot that reveals the necessary inconveniences of shooting in a car.

His stride still fits right in.

The Germans called it Focus Brooklyn.