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Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
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Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

Sep 25, 2001
0h 56m
★ 7.0

Overview

The exciting story of the making of William Friedkin's The French Connection (1971), hosted by former NYPD detective Sony Grosso, who inspired the character of Buddy 'Cloudy' Russo, played in the film by actor Roy Scheider.

Genres

Documentary
TV Movie

Production Companies

20th Century Fox
Grosso-Jacobson Productions

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Cast

Sonny Grosso

Self - Host

Sonny Grosso

William Friedkin

Self

William Friedkin

No Image

Self

Edwin Torres

Tony Lo Bianco

Self

Tony Lo Bianco

No Image

Self

Lora Mitchell

Eddie Egan

Self (archive footage)

Eddie Egan

Gene Hackman

Self

Gene Hackman

Philip D'Antoni

Self

Philip D'Antoni

Richard D. Zanuck

Self

Richard D. Zanuck

No Image

Self

Robin Moore

Owen Roizman

Self

Owen Roizman

Roy Scheider

Self

Roy Scheider

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