popcorn.fyi
  • Home
  • Discover
    • Movies
    • TV Shows
  • Trending
    • Movies
    • TV Shows
    • People
  • Movies
    • Discover
    • Trending
    • Popular
    • Top Rated
  • TV Shows
    • Discover
    • Trending
    • Popular
    • Top Rated
  • People
    • Trending
    • Popular

© 2025 Jimmy Guzman Moreno — All rights reserved.

Built with TanStack Start and daisyUI. Powered by Vercel.

Data provided by TMDBand wikidata.

This product uses the TMDB API but is not endorsed or certified by TMDB.

This product uses data from Wikidata but is not endorsed or certified by Wikidata.

Social
GitHubReport a bug
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
Making the Connection: Untold Stories of The French Connection
7.0ReleasedDocumentaryTV Movie

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.

Trailer IMDb
OverviewProvidersSimilarCredits

Cast

Sonny Grosso

Sonny Grosso

Self - Host

William Friedkin

William Friedkin

Self

Edwin Torres

Self

Tony Lo Bianco

Tony Lo Bianco

Self

Lora Mitchell

Self

Eddie Egan

Eddie Egan

Self (archive footage)

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Self

Philip D'Antoni

Philip D'Antoni

Self

Richard D. Zanuck

Richard D. Zanuck

Self

Robin Moore

Self

Owen Roizman

Owen Roizman

Self

Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Self

Crew

Sonny Grosso

Sonny Grosso

Executive Producer

Larry Jacobson

Executive Producer

Keith Johnson

Writer

Michele Wilson

Producer