Director: William Friedkin
Writers: Robin Moore (novel), Ernest Tidyman (screenplay)
Release Date: 9 October 1971 (USA) more
Genre: Action / Thriller / Crime / Drama more
Plot Outline: A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection.
Awards: Won 5 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 8 nominations
Roles: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider
Director: John Frankenheimer
Writers: Laurie Dillon (screenplay)
Release Date: 21 May 1975
Genre: Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
Plot Outline: "Popeye" Doyle travels to Marsailles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in New York
Awards: Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations more
Roles: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey