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[[ | {{Infobox Movie|{{PAGENAME}} | ||
|name=The French Connection | |||
|picture=BigFrenchConnectionPoster.jpg | |||
|caption=''Theatrical Release Poster'' | |||
|country=[[Image:USA.jpg|25px]]United States | |||
|director=[[William Friedkin]] | |||
|date=1971 | |||
|Language=English<br>French | |||
|studio=20th Century Fox | |||
|distributor=20th Century Fox | |||
|character1=Det. James "Popeye" Doyle | |||
|actor1=[[Gene Hackman]] | |||
|character2=Det. Buddy "Cloudy" Russo | |||
|actor2=[[Roy Scheider]] | |||
|character3=Salvatore "Sal" Boca | |||
|actor3=[[Tony Lo Bianco]] | |||
|character4=Pierre Nicoli | |||
|actor4=[[Marcel Bozzuffi]] | |||
|character5=Alain Charnier | |||
|actor5=[[Fernando Rey]] | |||
}} | |||
[[Gene Hackman]] | '''''The French Connection''''' is the 1971 crime drama starring [[Gene Hackman]] as James "Popeye" Doyle, a relentless NYPD detective who is determined to take down the infamous drug trafficking ring. The film was directed by William Friedkin and was based on author Robin Moore's 1969 non-fiction book ''The French Connection: A True Account of Cops'', which itself was based on the actual cases investigated by Detective [[Eddie Egan]], who co-stars in the film as Captain Walt Simonson. The film is remembered for its realistic portrayal of police work as well as for its famous car chase with an elevated train. The film would go to be nominated for 8 Academy Awards and would receive 5, including the Awards for [[:Category:Academy Award Best Picture|Best Picture]], Best Director, and Best Actor for Hackman, who would return as Doyle in the 1975 sequel ''[[French Connection II]]''. ''[[Popeye Doyle]]'', a television film that starred [[Ed O'Neill]] as Doyle premiered in 1986. | ||
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{{Film Title|The French Connection}} | |||
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=Revolvers= | |||
== Colt Detective Special == | |||
Many of the NYPD detectives, including Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle ([[Gene Hackman]]), Walt Simonson ([[Eddie Egan]]), the real life basis for Doyle), and FBI agent Bill Mulderig ([[Bill Hickman]]), carry [[Colt Detective Special]]s. Doyle keeps his in an ankle holster, although it switches in several scenes to a [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]]. Several of Boca's mobsters, including his brother Lou (Benny Marino), also use Detective Specials. | |||
[[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special - .38 Special]] | [[Image:Colt Detective Special.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Colt Detective Special - .38 Special]] | ||
[[Image:Fc-cds1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doyle's Colt DS in his ankle holster.]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-cds2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Det. Walt Simonson ([[Eddie Egan]], who was the real life basis for Doyle) carries his Colt Detective Special in a waist holster as he talks to Russo.]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-cds3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doyle draws his Detective Special when Nicoli shoots at him.]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-cds4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doyle aims his Detective Special at Nicoli before the elevated train car chase.]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-cds6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Mulderig holds his Colt DS on a car stripper.]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-ber70a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Lou and another mobster fire Detective Specials.]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-cds7.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doyle spins around with his Detective Special drawn, not realizing Russo was behind him.]] | |||
== Smith & Wesson Model 36 == | |||
Due to continuity errors, some shots of Det. "Popeye" Doyle ([[Gene Hackman]]) pursuing Nicoli after the car chase and searching for Charnier after the bust, his Colt Detective Special is now a [[Smith & Wesson Model 36]]. Salvatore "Sal" Boca ([[Tony Lo Bianco]]) and some of his mobsters also fire Model 36s at the NYPD. | |||
[[Image:S&W 36.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith and Wesson Model 36 - .38 Special]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-sw36a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doyle aims at Nicoli with a Model 36 (even though he had a Colt DS earlier in the scene).]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-sw36b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Sal Boca fires at the police.]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-sw36c.jpg|thumb|none|600px|At the top of the screen, Boca fires his Model 36 as another henchman fires a Detective Special and a Beretta Model 70.]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-sw36d.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Doyle searches for Charnier, his Colt DS now a Model 36.]] | |||
== Smith & Wesson Model 10 (Snub)== | |||
Det. Buddy "Cloudy" Russo ([[Roy Scheider]]) carries a [[Smith & Wesson Model 10|Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snub Nose]] with a square butt as his sidearm. | |||
[[Image:S&WModel10SnubEarly.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Smith & Wesson Model 10 Revolver Snub Nose - .38 Special]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-sw10a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Russo searches for Charnier with his Model 10 Snub.]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-sw10b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Russo aims his Model 10 Snub.]] | |||
== Smith & Wesson Model 10HB == | |||
The [[Smith & Wesson Model 10]] is the sidearm carried by the majority of the uniformed NYPD officers in the film. | |||
[[Image:S&WModel10HB.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Smith & Wesson Model 10 HB (heavy barrel) revolver (Post 1950s Model) - .38 Special.]] | |||
[[Image:FC 17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The NYPD officer on the right uses the revolver.]] | |||
== | =Pistols= | ||
==Colt Gold Cup National Match== | == Colt Gold Cup National Match == | ||
Marcel Bozzuffi | Charnier's hitman Pierre Nicoli ([[Marcel Bozzuffi]]) carries a [[M1911 pistol series#Colt Gold Cup National Match|Colt Gold Cup National Match]] , or the GCNM in short, as his sidearm throughout the film, notably using it to hijack the BMT West End Line elevated train. | ||
[[Image:ColtGoldCupNatMatch1911.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Gold Cup National Match (Mark IV, Series 70) - .45 ACP.]] | [[Image:ColtGoldCupNatMatch1911.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Colt Gold Cup National Match (Mark IV, Series 70) - .45 ACP.]] | ||
[[Image:Fc-1911a.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Nicoli shoots a French policeman in Marseilles. The firearm here is obviously not a standard GCNM as indicated by the standard 1911 sights, round-top slide (instead of a grooved flat-top), and the lack of a bushing and spring plug.]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-1911b.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Nicoli ([[Marcel Bozzuffi]]) uses his pistol during a confrontation with a New York transit policeman.]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-1911c.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Nicoli threatens the subway motorman with the pistol. Note the adjustable sights.]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-1911d.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Nicoli's Colt Gold Cup National Match.]] | |||
== Beretta Model 70 == | |||
One of Boca's mobsters fires at the NYPD with a [[Beretta Model 70]]. | |||
[[Image:Beretta 70.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Beretta Model 70 - .32 ACP]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-ber70a.jpg|thumb|none|601px|At the bottom left, a mobster fires a Beretta Model 70.]] | |||
=Shotguns= | |||
== Winchester Model 1897 == | |||
Det. Buddy "Cloudy" Russo ([[Roy Scheider]]) and several other NYPD officers fire [[Winchester Model 1897]] shotguns at the mobsters and drug dealers during the final shootout. | |||
[[Image:Winchester1897Plain.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Winchester Model 1897 - 12 gauge. This is an imported copy of the non-take down version of the Winchester 1897 Shotgun (a Norinco 97W shotgun, imported by IAC). ]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-win97a.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Det. Buddy "Cloudy" Russo ([[Roy Scheider]]) armed with the [[Winchester Model 1897]] shotgun.]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-win97b.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The NYPD officer on the right uses the Winchester Model 1897.]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-win97c.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Russo fires his Winchester '97.]] | |||
==High Standard FLITE KING K-1200 Riot Shotgun== | |||
Several uniformed NYPD officers are armed with the [[High Standard Flite King Shotgun Series|High Standard FLITE KING K-1200 Riot '''Standard''' Model]] shotgun during the final shootout. | |||
[[Image:HighStandardK120Shotgun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|High Standard FLITE KING K-1200 Riot '''Standard''' Model (Catalog #8111) - 12 gauge. This is the screen used shotgun, held by [[Steve McQueen]] in the film ''[[The Getaway (1972)]]. ]] | |||
[[Image:FC 02.jpg|thumb|none|600px|On the left, a uniformed officer holds the shotgun with the extended mag tube.]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-win12a.jpg|thumb|none|601px|A uniformed officer aims the [[High Standard Flite King Shotgun Series|High Standard FLITE KING K-1200 Riot '''Standard''' Model]] shotgun at the mobsters' drughouse.]] | |||
[[Image:FC 17.jpg|thumb|none|600px|In the center, the officer uses the shotgun.]] | |||
=Rifle= | |||
== Winchester Model 70 == | |||
Pierre Nicoli ([[Marcel Bozzuffi]]) uses a [[Winchester Model 70]] to snipe at Doyle, accidentally hitting a woman who was standing near him. | |||
[[Image:Pre64WinModel70.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 - .30-06]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-win70a.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Doyle finds Nicoli's abandoned Winchester Model 70 on the rooftop.]] | |||
== | =Grenade Launcher= | ||
[[Image: | == Federal 201-Z Grenade Launcher == | ||
[[Image: | A uniformed NYPD lieutenant fires a [[Federal Gas Riot Gun|Federal M201-Z]] at the mobsters. | ||
[[Image:Federal_M201-Z_Riot_Gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Federal M201-Z - 37mm. Upgrade from the L-5, the M201Z has a secondary ladder sight behind the latch and the barrel is ringed for a sling swivel. The L-5 has a plain smooth barrel.]] | |||
[[Image:Fc-fed1.jpg|thumb|none|601px|The lieutenant fires the 201-Z.]] | |||
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[[Category:Crime]] | |||
[[ | [[Category:Detective]] | ||
[[Category:William Friedkin]] | |||
[[Category:National Film Registry]] | |||
[[Category:Academy Award Best Picture]] | |||
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The French Connection is the 1971 crime drama starring Gene Hackman as James "Popeye" Doyle, a relentless NYPD detective who is determined to take down the infamous drug trafficking ring. The film was directed by William Friedkin and was based on author Robin Moore's 1969 non-fiction book The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, which itself was based on the actual cases investigated by Detective Eddie Egan, who co-stars in the film as Captain Walt Simonson. The film is remembered for its realistic portrayal of police work as well as for its famous car chase with an elevated train. The film would go to be nominated for 8 Academy Awards and would receive 5, including the Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor for Hackman, who would return as Doyle in the 1975 sequel French Connection II. Popeye Doyle, a television film that starred Ed O'Neill as Doyle premiered in 1986.
The following weapons were used in the film The French Connection:
Revolvers
Colt Detective Special
Many of the NYPD detectives, including Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman), Walt Simonson (Eddie Egan), the real life basis for Doyle), and FBI agent Bill Mulderig (Bill Hickman), carry Colt Detective Specials. Doyle keeps his in an ankle holster, although it switches in several scenes to a Smith & Wesson Model 36. Several of Boca's mobsters, including his brother Lou (Benny Marino), also use Detective Specials.
Smith & Wesson Model 36
Due to continuity errors, some shots of Det. "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman) pursuing Nicoli after the car chase and searching for Charnier after the bust, his Colt Detective Special is now a Smith & Wesson Model 36. Salvatore "Sal" Boca (Tony Lo Bianco) and some of his mobsters also fire Model 36s at the NYPD.
Smith & Wesson Model 10 (Snub)
Det. Buddy "Cloudy" Russo (Roy Scheider) carries a Smith & Wesson Model 10 Snub Nose with a square butt as his sidearm.
Smith & Wesson Model 10HB
The Smith & Wesson Model 10 is the sidearm carried by the majority of the uniformed NYPD officers in the film.
Pistols
Colt Gold Cup National Match
Charnier's hitman Pierre Nicoli (Marcel Bozzuffi) carries a Colt Gold Cup National Match , or the GCNM in short, as his sidearm throughout the film, notably using it to hijack the BMT West End Line elevated train.
Beretta Model 70
One of Boca's mobsters fires at the NYPD with a Beretta Model 70.
Shotguns
Winchester Model 1897
Det. Buddy "Cloudy" Russo (Roy Scheider) and several other NYPD officers fire Winchester Model 1897 shotguns at the mobsters and drug dealers during the final shootout.
High Standard FLITE KING K-1200 Riot Shotgun
Several uniformed NYPD officers are armed with the High Standard FLITE KING K-1200 Riot Standard Model shotgun during the final shootout.
Rifle
Winchester Model 70
Pierre Nicoli (Marcel Bozzuffi) uses a Winchester Model 70 to snipe at Doyle, accidentally hitting a woman who was standing near him.
Grenade Launcher
Federal 201-Z Grenade Launcher
A uniformed NYPD lieutenant fires a Federal M201-Z at the mobsters.
