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Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

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.

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20th Century Fox

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56 min

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Sonny Grosso

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William Friedkin

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Edwin Torres

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Tony Lo Bianco

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Lora Mitchell

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Eddie Egan

Self (archive footage)

Gene Hackman

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Philip D'Antoni

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Richard D. Zanuck

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#10

Robin Moore

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#11

Owen Roizman

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#12

Roy Scheider

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Larry Jacobson

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Keith Johnson

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Michele Wilson

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7.0

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