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The French Connection(1971)

Doyle is bad news—but a good cop.

Action Crime Thriller

Status: Released
Release date: 1971-10-09
Runtime: 1h 44m
Rating: 7.5 / 10 (2,173 votes)
Original language: en
Certification: R
Budget: $1,800,000
Revenue: $41,200,000
Popularity: 6
Adult content: No

Overview

Tough narcotics detective 'Popeye' Doyle is in hot pursuit of a suave French drug dealer who may be the key to a huge heroin-smuggling operation.

Crew highlights

Directors

William Friedkin

Writers

Ernest Tidyman - Screenplay

Producers

Philip D'Antoni

Cast

Gene Hackman portrait

Gene Hackman

Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle

Roy Scheider portrait

Roy Scheider

Buddy Russo

Fernando Rey portrait

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Fernando Rey

Alain Charnier

Tony Lo Bianco portrait

Tony Lo Bianco

Sal Boca

Marcel Bozzuffi portrait

Marcel Bozzuffi

Pierre Nicoli

Frédéric de Pasquale portrait

Frédéric de Pasquale

Devereaux

Bill Hickman portrait

Bill Hickman

Mulderig

Ann Rebbot

Marie Charnier

Harold Gary

Weinstock

Arlene Farber portrait

Arlene Farber

Angie Boca

Eddie Egan portrait

Eddie Egan

Simonson

André Ernotte portrait

André Ernotte

La Valle

Sonny Grosso portrait

Sonny Grosso

Klein

Benny Marino

Lou Boca

Patrick McDermott

Chemist

Alan Weeks portrait

Alan Weeks

Pusher

Al Fann portrait

Al Fann

Informant

Irving Abrahams

Police Mechanic

Production details

Production companies

D'Antoni Productions
D'Antoni Productions
Schine-Moore Productions
Schine-Moore Productions
20th Century Fox

Countries

United States of America

Spoken languages

English, French

Collection

French Connection Collection

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Keywords

drug dealernew york citypolice brutalitydrug smugglingundercover agentgangsterheroinmarseille, franceparanoianight lifeattempted murderdrug muletrain hijackingpolice stakeoutpolice pursuitpopeyeacademy award winner

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Videos & trailers

Detective Popeye Kills Pierre

Clip · Official

Working with Gene Hackman

Featurette · Official

Casting the Film

Featurette · Official

Everything is Cinema

Featurette · Official

The Look and the Score

Featurette · Official

Permits and the Car Chase

Featurette · Official

The French Connection Wins Film Editing: 1972 Oscars

Featurette · Official

Trailer

Trailer · Official

The French Connection Wins Best Picture | 44th Oscars (1972)

Featurette · Official

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