The French Connection (1971)
EH · Season 8 · Episode 238 · 3/16/2025 · 1:39:39
Guest: Peter Kafka
It’s always a good time when we have the very smart and very thoughtful host of Channels with Peter Kafka, Peter Kafka.We catch up on SXSW 2025 and engage in some obligatory political takes. Then we tackle Gene Hackman’s first Oscar winning performance, William Friedkin’s NYC crime classic, The French Connection!
Directed by: William Friedkin
Cinematography: Owen Roizman
Music: Don Ellis
Starring: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frédéric de Pasquale, Bill Hickman, Ann Rebbot