THE FRENCH CONNECTION - 1971

Regarded by many as one of the greatest car chases ever and yet its one of the most dangerous and, in my opinion, ill advised additions to any motion picture.Yes its magnificent on screen, but the chase had moments where the the car being driven by actor Gene Hackman was travelling at high speeds in actual traffic and not stunt drivers as you would expect.BILL HICKMAN was the coordinator and did a great deal of the driving too.Lets explore the chase and find out a bit more shall we?https://linktr.ee/behindthestuntsIf you've enjoyed this episode then why not follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook using the following linkhttps://linktr.ee/behindthestunts

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This isn't just a celebration of the James Bond movies but is also a huge thank you to those men and women who have put us on the edge of our seats and taken our breath away with exciting action sequence and breathtaking stunts. A journey through Film and Television action.Your host is Jon Auty who is a stunt historian, co-host of podcast The Stunt Pod and author of the book 'Jump Rocky Jump' about the life and times of legendary Film and Television stuntman Rocky Taylor and the soon to be released 'STUNTS, BOND STUNTS' the definitive guide to the stunts history of the James Bond Film Series.