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Revision as of 10:27, 1 August 2019
| Popeye Doyle | |
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| Written by | Richard Di Lello[1] |
| Directed by | Peter Levin |
| Starring | Ed O'Neill Candy Clark Matthew Laurance James Handy |
| Theme music composer | Brad Fiedel[1] |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Robert Singer |
| Producer | Richard Di Lello |
| Production locations | New York City Toronto |
| Cinematography | Reginald H. Morris |
| Editors | Terence Anderson Skip Schoolnik |
| Running time | 97 min. |
| Production companies | December 3rd Productions 20th Century Fox Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 7, 1986 |
Popeye Doyle is an American 1986 television film starring Ed O'Neill.[2]
It was based on the character actor Gene Hackman won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in film The French Connection.[2] The character is based on a real-life New York City police detective, Eddie Egan, who also appeared in The French Connection as Walt Simonson, Doyle's supervisor.[3]
Premise
New York City police Detective Popeye Doyle investigates the case of a murdered model, which leads him on the trail of a gang of terrorists and a drug cartel of international smugglers.
References
- ^ a b "Popeye Doyle Production Credits". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 13, 2015.
- ^ a b "Popeye Doyle". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 23, 2016.
{{cite web}}:|archive-date=/|archive-url=timestamp mismatch; July 23, 2015 suggested (help) - ^ "Eddie Egan Biography". Yahoo!.
External links
- Popeye Doyle at IMDb
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