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Into the Scheider-Verse: The French Connection (1971)

Into the Scheider-Verse: The French Connection (1971)

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We are back and have arrived at the next stop in the Scheider-Verse! We take a look at a much bigger supporting (borderline lead) role for our boy Roy after his breakout in Klute. It's New York by way of Marseille as we get down and dirty with The French Connection.

The French Connection (1971)

A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.

Director: William Friedkin

Writers: Ernest Tidyman, Robin Moore, William Friedkin

Starring: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey

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