19K views · 587 reactions | William Friedkin's "The French Connection" (1971) Amazing movie, incredible scene! Probably Friedkin never got permits to shoot this chase scene - which is a little like playing Russian roulette in NYC - and just went for it. | History of Cinema | Facebook

In a scene out of “The French Connection,” a wild new NYPD video shows cops hot on the tail of two alleged car thieves in a stolen muscle car racing through streets — and on sidewalks — in the Bronx. Cops received an alert of a stolen vehicle around 11 a.m. Sept. 17 when a 2025 bright blue Dodge Charger tripped a license plate reader at East 167th Street and Morris Avenue. | Ubiquity Multimedia & Entertainment