The French Connection: Difference between revisions
The French Connection: Difference between revisions - Internet Movie Firearms Database - Guns in Movies, TV and Video Games
The French Connection: Difference between revisions
[[Image:Fc-win97c.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Russo fires his Winchester '97.]]
[[Image:Fc-win97c.jpg|thumb|none|601px|Russo fires his Winchester '97.]]
== Winchester Model 1912 ==
==High Standard FLITE KING K-1200 Riot Shotgun==
A uniformed NYPD officer fires at the mobsters with a [[Winchester Model 1912]].
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-win12a.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The officer aims at the mobsters' drug deal house.]]
[[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.]]
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 the actual cases investigated by Detective Eddie Egan, who co-stars in the film as another character. Hackman received an Academy Award for his portrayal of Doyle and the film is best remembered for its famous car chase with an elevated train. French Connection II, a fictionalized sequel to the film was released in 1975. In 1986 a made for television movie called Popeye Doyle was released with Ed O'Neill as Doyle.
The following weapons were used in the film The French Connection:
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.
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.
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.
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.
