Product: French Connection [VHS] (1971)
Rating: 5.0
Absolutely the best!
Why do you think it won 5 Oscars, huh? Because, you had an excellent cast of two Americans and a couple of European imports, an intense director, incredible material to adapt, and a very good screenwriter known for hard-hitting cop movies. In the end, it walks for with Best Picture, Director (Friedkin), Actor (Hackman), Screenplay (Ernest Tidyman), and Film Editing. That is impressive, especially with such compition as "The Last Picture Show," "A Clockwork Orange," and "Nicholas and Alexandra." This film is an absolute treasure -- one for your library collecton of Best Picture films (like I do at home)!