In April 1972, The French Connection took home five Academy Awards, including Best Director for William Friedkin, Actor for Gene Hackman, and Picture for Philip D’Antoni. The film about a relentless ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (Disney) Film fans are expressing their fury after a scene in The French Connection was censored without explanation. Those ...

William Friedkin, the maverick film director who helped revolutionize 1970s Hollywood with the electrifying, era-defining classics “The French Connection” and “The Exorcist,” died Monday, according to ...

He, his wife and a dog were found dead in their New Mexico home. His superb body of work included 'Bonnie and Clyde,' 'I Never Sang for My Father,' 'The Conversation,' 'Hoosiers' and 'Unforgiven.' By ...

Early 1970s: Marseille on the picturesque Provence coast, a gritty city with charm. New York, a sea of buildings and even more grit. The drug trade is booming. Cops Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider) and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shot in real traffic, among real pedestrians, Jurgensen said the stunt driver reached speeds of 65 miles per hour in a ...