His two first film screenplays were Shaft (1971) and French Connection - Brennpunkt Brooklyn (1971), both iconic films dealing with the crime scene in the New York of early 1970's. He won an Oscar for the latter film.
His two first film screenplays were Shaft (1971) and French Connection - Brennpunkt Brooklyn (1971), both iconic films dealing with the crime scene in the New York of early 1970's. He won an Oscar for the latter film.