The French Connection is a 1971 American crime film directed by William Friedkin, based on a real narcotics investigation, following two New York City detectives pursuing a heroin smuggling operation linking Marseille and New York. Shot with a gritty, documentary-like visual style largely on real city locations, the film is especially remembered for an extended car chase sequence filmed partly amid actual Brooklyn traffic. It won five Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential American crime films of the 1970s.
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Who wrote the screenplay for The French Connection and did it win an Academy Award?
Ernest Tidyman won the Academy Award for the adapted screenplay at the April 1972 ceremony.
Ernest Tidyman wrote the screenplay, adapted from existing material, and won the Academy Award for writing a screenplay based on material from another medium. The award was presented at the ceremony of April 10, 1972, which honored films released in 1971.
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The French Connection is a 1971 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, and Fernando Rey.
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The French Connection is a 1971 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, and Fernando Rey.
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The French Connection is a 1971 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, and Fernando Rey.
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The French Connection is a 1971 American crime film directed by William Friedkin, based on a real narcotics investigation, following two New York City detectives pursuing a heroin smuggling operation linking Marseille and New York.
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The French Connection is a 1971 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, and Fernando Rey.
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The French Connection is a 1971 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, and Fernando Rey.
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Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Actor
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Actor.
Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Director
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Director.
Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Film Editing
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Film Editing.
Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Picture
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Picture.
Wikidata P166: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Wikidata P166 (award received): Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay.
Wikidata P166: National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Wikidata P166 (award received): National Board of Review: Top Ten Films.
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