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The French Connection was one of the few films that reconciled the opposing ways of storytelling. On the one hand, it was radical and new in its use of jazz, hand-held camera and its hyper-realist ...

In the 1971 film, " The French Connection," Hackman stars as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, an NYPD detective who "fights dirty and plays rough" battling criminals in the Narcotics Bureau.

FRENCH CONNECTION II, 1975 Bernard Fresson, Gene Hackman Photo : 20th Century Fox Film Corp./courtesy Everett Collection ...

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NYPD Det. Randy Jurgensen (left, in the brown blazer) helped Gene Hackman prepare for his role as Jimmy Doyle in “The French Connection” and was given a small part in the film. Bettmann ...

The 1971 film The French Connection is available to rent on Apple TV, Fandango at Home and Prime Video. It can also be purchased from the aforementioned streamers or from YouTube and Google Play ...