THE CAST INCLUDES
Gene Hackman
/ Oscared! (HAWAII, BONNIE AND CLYDE, DOWNHILL RACER, I NEVER SANG
FOR MY FATHER, MAROONED, THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, THE CONVERSATION, YOUNG
FRANKENSTEIN, LUCKY LADY, A BRIDGE TOO FAR, SUPERMAN, SUPERMAN 2, UNDER
FIRE, HOOSIERS, NO WAY OUT, SUPERMAN 4, NARROW MARGIN, COMPANY BUSINESS,
UNFORGIVEN)
Roy Scheider
/ Nominated Supporting Actor (STAR, KLUTE, THE SEVEN-UPS, JAWS,
MARATHON MAN, SORCERER, JAWS 2, ALL THAT JAZZ, STILL OF THE NIGHT, 2010,
52 PICK-UP, and television's SEA QUEST)
Fernando
Rey (THE DISCREET CHARM OF THE BOURGEOISIE, FRENCH CONNECTION
2, THAT OBSCURE OBJECT OF DESIRE, MONSIGNOR, SAVING GRACE)
With Tony Lo Bianco and Marcel Bozzuffi.
ABOUT THE PRODUCER
Philip D'Antoni (1929 - ) American TV and film producer.
D'Antoni's television works include: THE CONNECTION and MR. INSIDE MR.
OUTSIDE.
He produced and directed 1973's THE SEVEN-UPS.
NOTES & TRIVA
Ernest Tidyman received the Screenplay (based on material from another
medium) Oscar. Jerry Greenberg received his Oscar for Editing.
Based on best-selling book which is base on real detectives.
Hackman made a sequel, entitled: FRENCH CONNECTION 2.
OTHER NOMINATIONS
Actor (*)
Direction (*)
Writing (*)
Editing (*)
Supporting Actor
Cinematography
Sound
OTHER "BEST PICTURE" NOMINATIONS
A CLOCKWORK ORANGE
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
THE LAST PICTURE SHOW
NICHOLAS AND ALEXANDRA
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