Philip D’Antoni, producer of the first R-Rated film to win the Oscar for Best Picture, “The French Connection,” died last week of kidney failure, according to his son-in-law, Mark Rathaus. He was 89.
D’Antoni made his name in the ’60s and ’70s as a producer of films with iconic car chases. In “French Connection,” New York detective Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle (Gene Hackman) chases down a subway train holding a wanted sniper with a stranger’s Pontiac. D’Antoni was also producer on the famous 1968 crime film “Bullitt,” which is known for a climactic car chase through the streets of San Francisco with Steve McQueen behind the wheel of a Ford Mustang.
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After those films, D’Antoni also served as producer on several more crime movies and TV shows, including ABC’s “Strike Force,” and the 1973 Roy Scheider film “The Seven-Ups,” the latter of which he also directed.
Like “Bullitt” and “French Connection,” “Seven-Ups” features a major car chase, with Bill Hickman getting chased by Scheider in a pursuit on the streets of New York in a pair of Pontiacs. In all three films, Hickman was involved as a stunt driver in the chase sequences.
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New Hollywood filmmaker William Friedkin, who directed “The French Connection,” honored his friend and collaborator on Twitter.
Phil D’Antoni. My friend and the great producer
Of The French Connection has died. May he Rest
In peace
– William Friedkin (@WilliamFriedkin) April 23, 2018
D’Antoni is survived by his wife, five children, and nine grandchildren.
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D’Antoni made his name in the ’60s and ’70s as a producer of films with iconic car chases. In “French Connection,” New York detective Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle (Gene Hackman) chases down a subway train holding a wanted sniper with a stranger’s Pontiac. D’Antoni was also producer on the famous 1968 crime film “Bullitt,” which is known for a climactic car chase through the streets of San Francisco with Steve McQueen behind the wheel of a Ford Mustang.
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After those films, D’Antoni also served as producer on several more crime movies and TV shows, including ABC’s “Strike Force,” and the 1973 Roy Scheider film “The Seven-Ups,” the latter of which he also directed.
Like “Bullitt” and “French Connection,” “Seven-Ups” features a major car chase, with Bill Hickman getting chased by Scheider in a pursuit on the streets of New York in a pair of Pontiacs. In all three films, Hickman was involved as a stunt driver in the chase sequences.
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New Hollywood filmmaker William Friedkin, who directed “The French Connection,” honored his friend and collaborator on Twitter.
Phil D’Antoni. My friend and the great producer
Of The French Connection has died. May he Rest
In peace
– William Friedkin (@WilliamFriedkin) April 23, 2018
D’Antoni is survived by his wife, five children, and nine grandchildren.
Read original story Philip D’Antoni, ‘French Connection’ Producer, Dies at 89 At TheWrap...
- 4/23/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Philip D'Antoni, who won an Academy Award for his work on The French Connection and produced two other crime thrillers also renowned for their amazing car-chase sequences, has died. He was 89.
D'Antoni died April 15 of complications from kidney failure at his home in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, his son-in-law Mark Rathaus told The Hollywood Reporter.
D'Antoni also produced the Steve McQueen classic Bullitt (1968), famous for its 11-minute car chase in and around San Francisco, and he produced — and directed — The Seven-Ups (1973), which featured a NYPD cop (French Connection actor Roy Scheider) in hot pursuit of...
D'Antoni died April 15 of complications from kidney failure at his home in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, his son-in-law Mark Rathaus told The Hollywood Reporter.
D'Antoni also produced the Steve McQueen classic Bullitt (1968), famous for its 11-minute car chase in and around San Francisco, and he produced — and directed — The Seven-Ups (1973), which featured a NYPD cop (French Connection actor Roy Scheider) in hot pursuit of...
- 4/23/2018
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Philip D'Antoni, who won an Academy Award for his work on <em>The French Connection</em> and produced two other crime thrillers also renowned for their amazing car-chase sequences, has died. He was 89.
D'Antoni died April 15 of complications from kidney failure at his home in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, his son-in-law Mark Rathaus told <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em>.
D'Antoni also produced the Steve McQueen classic <em>Bullitt</em> (1968), famous for its 11-minute car chase in and around San Francisco, and he produced — and directed — <em>The Seven-Ups</em> (1973), which featured a NYPD cop (<em>French Connection</em> actor Roy Scheider) in hot pursuit of a bad ...
D'Antoni died April 15 of complications from kidney failure at his home in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, his son-in-law Mark Rathaus told <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em>.
D'Antoni also produced the Steve McQueen classic <em>Bullitt</em> (1968), famous for its 11-minute car chase in and around San Francisco, and he produced — and directed — <em>The Seven-Ups</em> (1973), which featured a NYPD cop (<em>French Connection</em> actor Roy Scheider) in hot pursuit of a bad ...
- 4/23/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
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