The Fox thriller that became the first R-rated film to win Best Picture

William Friedkin was A inveterate shit-agitator. Never mind You think of her 1970 adaptation of Walk Crowley's play "THE Boys In THE Band," he was A landmark work of gay movie theater that most career connoisseur directors of THE time would be to have avoid. Friedkin research has get In THE the audience confront. He research has rattle them. But, above all, he research has deliver A exhilarating celluloid experience.

Base on THE real life Exploits of New York City detective Eddie Egan, Friedkin Also made A at full throttle portrait of police work as at street level war. Her familiar? Probably each awful cop of A certain time that Never put on THE shield seen Embarrassed Hackman Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle as A ruthless means to an end hero. Narcotics are THE scourge of THE city. They must be eradicated. Same THE lowlifes WHO push them.

"THE French Connection" raised these challenges by offer Doyle THE opportunity has take down A well off Gallic supplier of heroin. Her days of to burst up Afro-American bars In THE Bronx In THE hope of contagious someone slip could has last pay disabled In A big screw up of A seriously massive score.

Regardless of What he said about THE movies intention In THE years Before has her the death In 2023 (And he said SO very a lot), Friedkin do not celebrate Doyle. Were attracted has Doyle because Hackman can be A magnetic a hole, but he is A declared racist (if Or not You watch THE original theatrical cut with her to use of THE n-word) WHO makes fun due process. We to want him has take down Mass grave (Fernando Rey) if only has justify This extrajudicial mayhem. Mass grave is A bigger threat has THE community that THE New York Police Department, RIGHT? Right?

"THE French Connection" East A rough movie, but It is not particularly bloody. There is A Short, barely scandalous shot of A woman behind. SO Why THE R rating? It is because Friedkin brand another History of the Oscars first.