The French Connection (1971)

Subway Getaway

After a cat-and-mouse chase, Charnier (Fernando Rey) gives Doyle (Gene Hackman) the slip on the subway.

Directed by William Friedkin.

Released in 1971 by Fox.

related tags 

  • character-type: Detective
  • character-type: Criminal
  • action: Escape
  • editors-choice: Tuff Guys
  • editors-choice: Bad Guys
  • primary-genre: Classics
  • primary-genre: Thrillers
  • primary-genre: Action and Adventure
  • secondary-genre: Crime Action
  • secondary-genre: Crime Thrillers
  • secondary-genre: Classic Thrillers
  • secondary-genre: Action Thrillers
  • secondary-genre: Classics
  • secondary-genre: Classic Action & Adventure
  • mood: Suspenseful
  • prop: Apple
  • setting: Subway
  • actor: Fernando Rey
  • actor: Bill Hickman
  • actor: Gene Hackman
  • director: William Friedkin
  • producer: G. David Schine
  • producer: Philip D'Antoni
  • producer: Kenneth Utt
  • cinematographer: Owen Roizman
  • editor: Gerald B. Greenberg
  • costume-designer: Joseph Fretwell III
  • role-name: Alain Charnier
  • role-name: Jimmy Doyle
  • role-name: Mulderig
  • screenwriter: Edward M. Keyes
  • screenwriter: Ernest Tidyman
  • screenwriter: Howard Hawks
  • year: 1971
  • studio: Fox