The French Connection (1971)

The French Connection is a police thriller based on true events, directed by William Friedkin and written by Ernest Tidyman, starring Gene Hackman. The two production companies involved in The French Connection were Schine-Moore Productions and D'Antoni Productions. Both production companies were only involved in the production of this film, though it's distributor, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, is highly renowned, having been involved in many big budget films year in year out.

Bullitt (1968)

Bullitt is a police thriller directed by Peter Yates and written by Alan Trustman and Harry Kleiner, starring Steve McQueen. The two production companies involved were Warner Brothers/Seven Arts and  Solar Productions. The Warner Brothers/Seven Arts partnership stopped producing films in 1970, though in it's time it made some reasonably popular and critically acclaimed films such as Cool Hand Luke and The Green Berets - all these films notably star popular leading actors. Solar Productions was solely involved in the films of Steve McQueen, including The Thomas Crown Affair and The Getaway.

The Long Good Friday (1980)

The Long Good Friday is a crime film directed by John Mackenzie and written by Barrie Keeffe, starring Bob Hoskyns. The three production companies involved in the film were British Lion Film Corporation, Calendar Productions and HandMade Films. British Lion Film Corporation has mainly been involved in independent projects, while Calendar Productions was solely involved in the production of The Long Good Friday. HandMade Films has also largely been involved in independent projects, though it produced the highly popular Withnail & I.