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 ...

After a decades-spanning career, Gene Hackman retired from acting in 2004. During his illustrious run, the actor won two Academy Awards for his roles in The French Connection and Unforgiven. Speaking ...

It’s the dead of winter. As Santa Claus rings his bells on a pavement in Brooklyn, a hot dog vendor wanders into a bar.

A livewire performer with a darkness and a grit few could possibly match, Hackman was an icon of the '70s and an indisputable all-time great. One of the first major film stars to break out in the ...

Gene Hackman's best movie The French Connection, which won five Oscars, is available to stream right now in the UK. Today it was announced that the legendary actor was found dead yesterday at the age ...

The death of Hollywood icon Gene Hackman saddened millions — and a legendary ex-NYPD detective who tutored him in his most famous screen role in “The French Connection” is feeling his loss more than ...

Gene Hackman, the Oscar-winning actor whose gruff but soulful turns in classics like “The French Connection,” “The Conversation” and “Unforgiven” made him one of the most respected performers in ...