Director William Friedkin cast real-life detectives. Only one is still alive today.

French Connection II (1975) is a neo-noir action thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer. Serving as a sequel to the 1971-released French Connection, the movie sees detective Popeye Doyle ...

Gene Hackman, a decade-spanning Hollywood legend with two Oscar victories for his roles in William Friedkin's 1971 classic The French Connection and Clint Eastwood's 1992 western Unforgiven, has died ...

Zach Laws is a longtime entertainment journalist and movie features writer. He is also an independent filmmaker and member of the Screen Actors Guild based out of Los Angeles. Zach grew up watching ...