| FRIEDKIN | William -, Best Director Oscar winner for 1971 film The French Connection |
| WYLER | William -, Best Director Oscar winner for Ben-Hur, The Best Years of Our Lives and Mrs Miniver (5) |
| HACKMAN | Oscar-winning star of the films The French Connection (1971) |
| GENE | Oscar-winning star of 1972 film The French Connection, ---- Hackman (4) |
| HURT | William -, Best Actor in a Leading Role Oscar winner for Kiss of the Spider Woman |
| BUDD | Roy ___, composer whose scores include that for 1971 film thriller Get Carter (4) |
| DEMAREST | William ---, Best Actor in a Supporting Role Oscar nominee for The Jolson Story |
| PETERBOGDANOVICH | Director of the 1971 film The Last Picture Show |
| PIERPAOLOPASOLINI | Director of the 1971 film The Decameron |
| HOPPER | Dennis, director and star of the 1971 film The Last Movie (6) |
| PELLICLE | Film the French keeping distance from film (8) |
| MISTLETOE | Film the French on strike, a cover for Christmas activities (9) |
| VINCENTPRICE | US actor who played the title role in the 1971 film The Abominable Dr Phibes (7,5) |
| NANETTENEWMAN | Actress wife of writer/director Bryan Forbes who starred in 1971 film The Raging Moon (7,6) |
| TWIGGY | Actress/model who starred in 1971 film The Boy Friend (6) |
| GENEHACKMAN | Winner of a Best Actor Oscar for "The French Connection" and a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for "Unforgiven": 2 wds. |
| BLAIR | Linda, U.S. actress who played possessed girl Regan MacNeil in 1971 film The Exorcist (5) |
| EGAN | Eddie ___, real-life detective who was the subject of the Oscarwinning "The French Connection" (1971) |
| WILLIAMFRIEDKIN | Best Director for "The French Connection" |
| COP | Eddie Egan, the subject of "The French Connection," was one |
