Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "The French Connection (film)" in English language version.
Why, with all his choices, did Pitt settle on "Seven"? "I love movies from the '70s like 'The French Connection' and that's what (director) David Fincher and I talked about during our first meeting. I was looking for something with a documentary feel. I wanted to play a character who has flaws, who has good intentions but makes mistakes. I also wanted to kill the mythic thing -- this, like, larger-than-life thing about me."