The French Connection (1974) - William Friedkin - Best Of Cinematic Flashback Podcast

The Cinematic Flashback Podcast · Jul 17, 2025 · 41m

This week, we’re tailing Popeye Doyle through the gritty streets of 1970s New York. It’s a Best Of Episode while Chuck and Matt take a quick summer vacation. This week on The Cinematic Flashback Podcast, we rewind all the way back to our very first episode—The French Connection (1971), directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider. Inspired by an actual case, this Oscar-winning crime thriller redefined the police procedural with its raw, documentary-style realism and legendary car chase. What We Talk About

Gene Hackman’s iconic performance as Popeye Doyle

The…