The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

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Overview

A documentary on the production of The French Connection (1971).

Cast: Mark Kermode, Sonny Grosso, William Friedkin, Randy Jurgensen, Roy Scheider, more

Director: Russell Leven

Genres: Documentary

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The Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing 'The French Connection'

Overview

Cast

Mark Kermode

Sonny Grosso

William Friedkin

Randy Jurgensen

Roy Scheider

Gene Hackman

Chris Newman

Owen Roizman

Terence A. Donnelly

Philip D'Antoni

Richard D. Zanuck

David Brown

Tony Lo Bianco

Gerald B. Greenberg

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