William Friedkin's 1971 action thriller features a famous chase scene that has gone down as one of the best in cinema, but filming the scene was quite risky. Friedkin's The French Connection opened to ...

In a scene out of “The French Connection,” a wild new NYPD video shows cops hot on the tail of two alleged car thieves in a stolen muscle car racing through streets — and on sidewalks — in the Bronx.

But to spice it up, Lee looked to another classic crime thriller with two iconic subway chases (on foot and by car) for inspiration: William Friedkin's The French Connection. Fortunately, the director ...