Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection'

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection'

56 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Sept. 25, 2001

The exciting story of the making of William Friedkin's The French Connection (1971), hosted by former NYPD detective Sony Grosso, who inspired the character of Buddy 'Cloudy' Russo, played in the film by actor Roy Scheider.

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection'

56 mins | Documentary, TV Movie | Sept. 25, 2001

Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection'
The exciting story of the making of William Friedkin's The French Connection (1971), hosted by former NYPD detective Sony Grosso, who inspired the character of Buddy 'Cloudy' Russo, played in the film by actor Roy Scheider.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers 20th Century Fox, Grosso-Jacobson Productions
Original title Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'The French Connection'
Directors
Writers Keith Johnson

Cast

Sonny Grosso

as Self - Host

Edwin Torres

as Self

Tony Lo Bianco

as Self

Lora Mitchell

as Self

Eddie Egan

as Self (archive footage)

Gene Hackman

as Self

Philip D'Antoni

as Self

Robin Moore

as Self

Owen Roizman

as Self

Roy Scheider

as Self