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The Wild True Story Behind The French Connection's Car Chase – Filmed At 90 MPH On Real Streets With One Actual Crash

William Friedkin's 1971 action thriller features a famous chase scene that has gone down as one of the best in cinema, but filming the scene was quite risky. Friedkin's The French Connection opened to ...
Yahoo

‘Where’s the bag?’ Inside the high-octane chase scene on ‘Highest 2 Lowest’ inspired by ‘The French Connection’

But to spice it up, Lee looked to another classic crime thriller with two iconic subway chases (on foot and by car) for inspiration: William Friedkin's The French Connection. Fortunately, the director ...
Variety

The French Connection: For Global Auteurs, All Roads Lead to Gaul

The twin triumphs of Jafar Panahi’s “It Was Just an Accident” at Cannes and Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother” at Venice made 2025 a banner year for international auteurs embracing the ...
IndieWire

How (Only) ‘Smoke’ Can Recreate a Forest Fire

Director of photography Francois Dagenais tells IndieWire about the influence of "The French Connection" and how he balanced expressionism with realism on the Apple TV+ drama. Cinematographer Francois ...