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Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

Release: 2001-09-25 ·Runtime: 56m ·★ 7.0
Documentary TV Movie

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.

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox
Grosso-Jacobson Productions

Cast

Sonny Grosso Sonny Grosso as Self - Host William Friedkin William Friedkin as Self Tony Lo Bianco Tony Lo Bianco as Self Eddie Egan Eddie Egan as Self (archive footage) Gene Hackman Gene Hackman as Self Philip D'Antoni Philip D'Antoni as Self Richard D. Zanuck Richard D. Zanuck as Self Owen Roizman Owen Roizman as Self Roy Scheider Roy Scheider as Self

Crew

Sonny Grosso Sonny Grosso Executive Producer