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Best Actress Jane Fonda (Klute) flanked by The French Connection winners Philip DAntoni (Best Picture), Gene Hackman (Best Actor), and William Friedkin (Best Director) at the 44th Academy Awards. Academy Awards: 44th Annual, Cloris Leachman, Gene Hackman, Charlie Chaplin. 1972. Academy Awards: 44th Annual, Cloris Leachman, Charlie Chaplin, Gene Hackman. 1972. Academy Awards: 44th Annual, Cloris Leachman, Gene Hackman, Charlie Chaplin. 1972. Academy Awards: 44th Annual, Cloris Leachman, Gene Hackman, Charlie Chaplin. 1972. Academy Awards: 44th Annual, Cloris Leachman, Gene Hackman, Charles Chaplin.

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