TIL the director of the French Connection paid an official at the New York Transit Authority a $40,000 bribe to overlook the rules and allow the famous chase sequence to be filmed.

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TIL the director of the French Connection paid an official at the New York Transit Authority a $40,000 bribe to overlook the rules and allow the famous chase sequence to be filmed.

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William Friedkin Paid Off the MTA to Make 'The French Connection' | Here's the Thing | WNYC Studios

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The Oscar-winning director tells Alec Baldwin how he cast 'The Exorcist,' and why Jane Fonda wouldn't take part.

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