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					 			      	ACADEMY NAMES OSCAR NOMINEES - The New York Times
					 			      	 
 Acad of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Acad Award nominations https://www.nytimes.com/1972/02/23/archives/academy-names-oscar-nominees-three-pictures-listed-eight-times-to.html
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					 			      	The French Connection Wins Best Picture: 1972 Oscars - Video Dailymotion
					 			      	 
 Watch The French Connection Wins Best Picture: 1972 Oscars by Niko Roddy on Dailymotion here http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2vv088
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					 			      	The French Connection | The Bill Hickman Story
					 			      	 
 Oddly, the one movie that got all the awards, the one that everyone remembers - wasn't my favorite.  Don't get me wrong,  while I do love watching this movie - the car chase just didn't seem to match up to the other two.  But even so, the soundtrack, the acting, the actual filming locations give… https://thebillhickmanstory.wordpress.com/the-films/the-french-connection-2/
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					 			      	Awards for The French Connection
					 			      	 
 See which distinctions were awarded to The French Connection, 1971, directed by William Friedkin, with Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/75646/The-French-Connection/awards.html
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					 			      	1972: THE 44TH ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS
					 			      	 
 View the Winners List from each year in Oscar History: http://oscar.go.com/news/oscar-history/1972-44th-academy-award-winners
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					 			      	44th Academy Awards - Wikipedia
					 			      	 
 The 44th Academy Awards were presented April 10, 1972, at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. The ceremonies were presided over by Helen Hayes, Alan King, Sammy Davis Jr., and Jack Lemmon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/44th_Academy_Awards
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					 			      	The French Connection Wins Best Picture: 1972 Oscars - YouTube
					 			      	 
 "The French Connection" producer Philip D'Antoni winning the Oscar® for Best Picture at the 44th Annual Academy Awards® in 1972. Presented by Jack Nicholson. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5Rx074UTUc
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					 			      	The French Connection | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
					 			      	 
 Released in 1971, The French Connection set a new standard for American crime films with a tough, gritty New York style that was often imitated for the rest of the decade. Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider star as Popeye Doyle and Cloudy Russo, a pair of narcotics detectives, in a story based on the real-life experiences of cops Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso. http://www.oscars.org/collection-highlights/french-connection
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					 			      	1972 | Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
					 			      	 
 Supporting Actor winner for The Last Picture Show, with presenters Richard Harris and Sally Kellerman https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1972
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					 			      	The French Connection - Awards - IMDb
					 			      	 
 The French Connection Awards and Nominations https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067116/awards