
The French Connection
Action • R • 1971 • 1 hr 44 min
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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.
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Extremely well made and tense. Every year that passes, this feels less and less vital and over praised, but it is still a classic
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
The cinematography is amazing as the camera seemingly captures drug detectives (and crims) at work. Starring the streets of NYC in the 70s.
A great movie, with superbly created tension and top notch acting. Good story, amazing delivery and great characters.
Tension from the very get go. Just a masterpiece.
I don’t remember much other than the car chase. But what a car chase.
Truly amazing. Earned that best picture win.
Had wanted to watch this for a while and got a kick in the pants with the passing of Hackman. Well acted, fun film.
Watch it for the brilliant car-chasing-a-train scene, enjoy it for a well-made crime story.
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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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.
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Detective Popeye Kills Pierre
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Working with Gene Hackman
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Casting the Film
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Everything is Cinema
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The Look and the Score
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Permits and the Car Chase
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The French Connection Wins Film Editing: 1972 Oscars










