The French Connection's car chase goes above and beyond those seen in many of the action thrillers before it, and even modern thrillers equipped with CGI and hefty budgets.

Director William Friedkin claimed “the only thing we had permits for was to shoot on the elevated train” when filming the iconic car chase from his 1971 best picture Oscar winner, The French ...

In many ways, The French Connection exemplified the cowboy-style filmmaking techniques of ’70s Hollywood filmmakers, who seemed eager to defy the rules. 2oth Century Fox was initially reluctant ...