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The French Connection
Why this pick
Matches the bruised, street-level police atmosphere and morally fraying investigation, with an urgent, documentary-like New York texture.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1975 1h 52m USA
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Detective Beauregard "Bo" Lockley (Michael Moriarty) is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a young
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Michael McGuire
Lt. Hanson
Edward Grover
Captain Strichter
Bob Balaban
Joey Egan
William Devane
Asst. D.A. Jackson
Stephen Elliott
Police Commissioner
Richard Gere
Billy
Vic Tayback
Lt. Seidensticker
Susan Blakely
Patty Butler