Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection

The exciting story of the making of William Friedkin's The French Connection (1971), hosted by former NYPD detective Sony Grosso, who inspired the character of Buddy 'Cloudy' Russo, played in the film by actor Roy Scheider.

• Keith JohnsonWriter

• Sonny GrossoSelf - Host
• William FriedkinSelf
• Edwin TorresSelf
• Tony Lo BiancoSelf
• Lora MitchellSelf
• Eddie EganSelf (archive footage)
• Gene HackmanSelf
• Philip D'AntoniSelf
• Richard D. ZanuckSelf
• Robin MooreSelf
• Owen RoizmanSelf
• Roy ScheiderSelf