Here's how Hackman's car chase scenes were shot ... might I suggest watching "The French Connection" (obviously), "The Royal Tenenbaums," Hoosiers," and "The Conversation" as great places ...

A multiple Oscar winning film that is 'one of all-time best' and bagged five of the coveted awards is on TV tonight ...

The car chase in The French Connection featured an unscheduled crash thanks to a hapless motorist Credit: Alamy Its filming proved to be a seat-of-the-pants production’s most tempestuous event.

The three-minute-something scene after Gene Hackman’s brash New York cop Jimmy ‘Popeye’ Doyle commandeers a brown Pontiac LeMans to chase a hijacked elevated train carrying escaping hitman ...

The film's impact was monumental, sweeping five Academy Awards post-release, including Best Actor for Hackman and accolades for Best Director, Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Jerry ...