Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection 2001

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.

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The cast

Sonny Grosso Self - Host

William Friedkin Self

E

Edwin Torres Self

Tony Lo Bianco Self

L

Lora Mitchell Self

Eddie Egan Self (archive footage)

Gene Hackman Self

Philip D'Antoni Self

Richard D. Zanuck Self

R

Robin Moore Self

Owen Roizman Self

Roy Scheider Self

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