Is The French Connection based on a true story?

The real story behind “The French Connection”—the slightly fictionalized film account of the smashing of heroin‐smuggling ring—goes back to 1962. The film version dramatizes the flamboyants side of the story, which in real life ended with two rather routine seizures, on Jan. 18 and Feb. 24, in Brooklyn and the Bronx.

Where was The French Connection car chase?

Brooklyn
The scene was filmed in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn roughly running under the BMT West End Line (currently the D train, then the B train) which runs on an elevated track above Stillwell Avenue, 86th Street and New Utrecht Avenue in Brooklyn, with the chase ending just north of the 62nd Street station.

Is French Connection good quality?

Another positive is that consumers tend to view French Connection as producing good quality products. Its Quality score currently stands at +16, which does compare well to its high-street rivals. Indeed it is 14th in our list of fashion brands on this rating.

What is The French Connection?

The French Connection was a scheme through which heroin was smuggled from Indochina through Turkey to France and then to the United States and Canada, sometimes through Cuba. It was responsible for providing the vast majority of the heroin used in the United States at the time.

Where does the word Dernier Cri come from?

Dernier cri, literally “last cry,” is one such chic French borrowing. The word is no trendy fad, however.

Is the French Connection based on a true story?

The scene where Doyle and Russo chase down the dealer near the beginning and Gene Hackman shouts out his famous question “Did you ever pick your feet in Poughkeepsie?” is based on actual “good cop/bad cop” interrogations by the real “French Connection” detectives, Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso according to William Friedkin in the DVD commentary.

Who was the director of the French Connection?

In Egan’s trial director William Friedkin testified on his behalf and Roy Scheider was also present. Egan was dismissed from the police force just hours before his retirement, and his pension was taken away. The decision was later appealed in court and reversed. Interesting? Steve McQueen was offered the chance to star in this film.

Who are the real detectives in the French Connection?

Detectives Jimmy Doyle ( Gene Hackman and Buddy Russo ( Roy Scheider) were based on the real officers on the case, Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso. Although their real names were changed for the movie, Egan and Grosso were actually nicknamed ‘Popeye’ and ‘Cloudy’ like their counterparts in the movie.

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