Who was the inspiration for Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in The French Connection (1971)?
New York City policeman Eddie Egan was the inspiration for Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle in the movie The French Connection.
The Island of Lost Souls (1933) was the first movie with the line “The natives are restless tonight”. It is said by Charles Laughton.
The main model of the spaceship Discovery used in 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) was 54 feet long. It was filmed moving along a track 150 feet in length. A smaller, 15-foot model was used for some shots.
The O in David O. Selznick (1902-1965) stood for Oliver.
Two Women (1961) was the movie that made Sophia Loren famous, for which she won an Oscar. She was also awarded a special Oscar in 1990.
Stewart became an Air Force colonel, Gable an Air Force major during World War II.
Yes, the characters in A Man and a Woman (1966) did have names. The man’s name was Jean-Louis Duroc (Jean-Louis Trintignant). The woman’s name was Anne Gauthier (Anouk Aimee).