collider

Gene Hackman’s Best Action Thriller Had an Even Darker Sequel

Liam Gaughan is a film and TV writer at Collider. He has been writing film reviews and news coverage for ten years. Between relentlessly adding new titles to his watchlist and attending as many ...
collider

Gene Hackman's Superpower Was Anger — 'The French Connection' Was His Rageful Masterpiece

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 ...
Digital Spy

Here's how you can stream Gene Hackman's best movie right now in the UK

Gene Hackman's best movie The French Connection, which won five Oscars, is available to stream right now in the UK. Today it was announced that the legendary actor was found dead yesterday at the age ...
Decider

R.I.P. Gene Hackman: ‘The French Connection’ Acting Legend And Two-Time Oscar Winner Dead At 95

Gene Hackman, the two-time Oscar winning legend of the silver screen, was found dead in his New Mexico home at age 95, Variety reports. Hackman’s career as one of Hollywood’s most prominent actors ...
New York Post

Gene Hackman’s friend and legendary NYPD mentor, 91 — the last living ‘French Connection’ detective

The death of Hollywood icon Gene Hackman saddened millions — and a legendary ex-NYPD detective who tutored him in his most famous screen role in “The French Connection” is feeling his loss more than ...
New York Post

‘Law and Order’ and ‘The French Connection’ actor Tony Lo Bianco dead at 87

Actor Tony Lo Bianco, best known for his role in the movie “The French Connection,” has died. He was 87. His representative confirmed on Wednesday that he died of prostate cancer. “Tony Lo Bianco ...
Untapped Cities

French Connection Film Locations in Marseille

William Friedkin’s 1971 thriller French Connection tells the story of bent cops ‘Popeye’ Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy ‘Cloudy’ (Roy Scheider) as they attempt to foil a large narcotics smuggling ...