Premise: Gene Hackman . His major subsequent films include : I Never Sang for My Father ( 1970 ) , in which he gained his second Best Supporting Actor nomination ; The French Connection ( 1971 ) and French Connection II ( 1975 ) , in which he played Jimmy `` Popeye '' Doyle ; The Poseidon Adventure ( 1972 ) ; The Conversation ( 1974 ) ; Superman : The Movie ( 1978 ) , in which he played arch-villain Lex Luthor ; Hoosiers ( 1986 ) ; and Mississippi Burning ( 1988 ) , in which he gained his second Best Actor nomination . The French Connection is a 1971 American crime thriller film directed by William Friedkin and produced by Philip D'Antoni .
Hypothesis: Gene Hackman appeared in a film.
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