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elleng

(138,223 posts) Thu Jan 30, 2025, 08:47 PM Jan 30

TCM now

8:00 PM | The French Connection (1971)
A New York City detective and his partner trace an international drug smuggling ring.
Dir: William Friedkin | Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider

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TCM now (Original Post) elleng Jan 30 OP

Couldn't resist---Watched part of it tonight. Again. Paladin Jan 30 #1

Paladin

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1. Couldn't resist---Watched part of it tonight. Again.

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Thu Jan 30, 2025, 09:31 PM

Jan 30

I've lost track of just how many times I've seen it since it came out in 1971 (I was in college at the time). Outrageously good movie, shot in grimy New York City. First-rate acting, direction; even the unorthodox music score works beautifully. Crime dramas just don't get much better than this one. Kudos to all involved; special shout-out to Gene Hackman, who's still with us at age 94.

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