1972 National Board of Review – Best Actor Winner
The French Connection
Gene Hackman
A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection.
The Ruling Class
Peter O’Toole
A member of the House of Lords dies, leaving his estate to his son. Unfortunately, his son thinks he is Jesus Christ. The other, somewhat more respectable, members of their family plot to steal the estate from him. Murder and mayhem ensue.