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The French Connection

The French Connection

Action • R • 1971 • 1 hr 44 min
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7.4
IMDb
7.6

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.

Starring

Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi

Directed By

William Friedkin

Written By

Ernest Tidyman

Attributes

DarkWatch By Myself

Genre

ActionCrimeThriller

Release Date

October 9, 1971

User Reviews

Connor
Connor
Extremely well made and tense. Every year that passes, this feels less and less vital and over praised, but it is still a classic
Matt
Matt
Dark & gritty crime thriller set in ‘70s NYC about a crooked cop determined to pull of a drug bust w/ a fantastic & thrilling chase sequence
Andrew
Andrew
The cinematography is amazing as the camera seemingly captures drug detectives (and crims) at work. Starring the streets of NYC in the 70s.
Adam B. Hausser
Adam B. Hausser
A great movie, with superbly created tension and top notch acting. Good story, amazing delivery and great characters.
Movie Fan
Movie Fan
Tension from the very get go. Just a masterpiece.
Jesse Hickle
Jesse Hickle
I don’t remember much other than the car chase. But what a car chase.
Parth
Parth
Truly amazing. Earned that best picture win.
Christopher
Christopher
Had wanted to watch this for a while and got a kick in the pants with the passing of Hackman. Well acted, fun film.
Scott Lewis
Scott Lewis
Watch it for the brilliant car-chasing-a-train scene, enjoy it for a well-made crime story.
Sam Willwerth
Sam Willwerth
Fantastic, solidly paced and excellently acted. Gene Hackman’s cop is a POS but it’s easy to look past when he’s so cool

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91 (2%)
426 (11%)
2,028 (54%)
1,191 (32%)
7.4 – Based on 3.7k ratings
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The French Connection
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Detective Popeye Kills Pierre
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Everything is Cinema
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Permits and the Car Chase
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The French Connection Wins Film Editing: 1972 Oscars

Cast & Crew

William Friedkin
William
Friedkin
Gene Hackman
Gene
Hackman
Roy Scheider
Roy
Scheider
Fernando Rey
Fernando
Rey
Tony Lo Bianco
Tony Lo Bianco
Marcel Bozzuffi
Marcel
Bozzuffi
Frédéric de Pasquale
Frédéric de Pasquale
Bill Hickman
Bill
Hickman
Ann Rebbot
Ann
Rebbot
Harold Gary
Harold
Gary
Arlene Farber
Arlene
Farber
Ernest Tidyman
Ernest
Tidyman

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