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The French Connection
Why this pick
Its obsessive detective, procedural momentum and rough street-level texture closely echo the pressure-cooker chase and compromised policing in Fear Over the City.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1975 2h 5m FRA
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Why this pick
A methodical policeman is pushed into a tightening web of suspicion and danger; it shares the cool 1970s French style and escalating personal jeopardy.
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The Body of My Enemy
Why this pick
Another Verneuil thriller with Jean-Paul Belmondo, combining muscular suspense, corruption and a charismatic man confronting a system determined to contain him.
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Flic Story
Why this pick
This fact-based cat-and-mouse police thriller sustains the same determined-cop energy, period Paris grit and patient build toward high-stakes confrontations.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Policeman Jean Letellier is under pressure because the infamous gangster Marcucci escaped from him publicly. Moreover during the pursuit an innocent bystander was killed by a stray bullet. Letellier is investigated for having fired the deadly bullet.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Jean-Paul Belmondo
Commissaire Jean Letellier
Charles Denner
L'inspecteur Moissac
Jean-François Balmer
Julien Dallas, l'étudiant
Henry Djanik
un inspecteur de police
Adalberto Maria Merli
Pierre Valdeck / Minos
Rosy Varte
Germaine Doizon
Lea Massari
Norah Elmer
Jean Martin
le commissaire divisionnaire Sabin