Seems everyone was against the movie, but it became one of the great efforts of all time. One of my very favorites , first saw it in 1972 and I watch it as often as I can. Shot with a budget of only $1.8 M!
Damn right! William Friedkin has directed two of the great American films of all time. The French Connection was his breakthrough. The EXORCIST is his masterpiece.
It was actually Enrique Bravo's father who filmed the Cuban revolution. Enrique and his son Ricky Jr. were then the camera operators for the Miami Vice seasons 1 and 2.
He got fired because of Dr Doolittle and Star! Two major big budgeted musical flops. The French Connection probably wasn’t even on Daryle Zanuck’s radar but the old man figured anything his son did was gonna suck despite the success of Planet of The Apes. The lesson is, never work for your parents😂
Seems everyone was against the movie, but it became one of the great efforts of all time. One of my very favorites , first saw it in 1972 and I watch it as often as I can. Shot with a budget of only $1.8 M!
love the movie still watch it to this day.
Fantastic film and brilliant soundtrack
All of Williams's movies are Friedkin GREAT!!!
Damn right! William Friedkin has directed two of the great American films of all time.
The French Connection was his breakthrough.
The EXORCIST is his masterpiece.
Sorcerer is my personal favourite. The Hunted and Killer Joe are underrated gems too.
@@FrancoisDressler Scheider was GREAT as Dominquez and lets not forget his MASTERPIECE To Live and Die in L.A.
Don Ellis's score is a brilliant symbiosis. Should the on anyone's list for definitive film scores.
Awesome filmaker.
It was actually Enrique Bravo's father who filmed the Cuban revolution. Enrique and his son Ricky Jr. were then the camera operators for the Miami Vice seasons 1 and 2.
Ha! I thought the exact same thing about the drilling pattern following that particular part of the score!
The studio head getting fired for green lighting the film is so short sighted. Especially considering it's subsequent Oscars and legacy
He got fired because of Dr Doolittle and Star! Two major big budgeted musical flops. The French Connection probably wasn’t even on Daryle Zanuck’s radar but the old man figured anything his son did was gonna suck despite the success of Planet of The Apes. The lesson is, never work for your parents😂
@@LuckyBastardProd It also made every subsequent Thanksgiving dinner extremely awkward...
Bring fired isn’t funny wtf?
Being fired by your own dad has a funny component, though. Also, comedy = tragedy + time.
It's funny because the movie business is full of stuff like that, even worse.