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The French Connection

“Doyle is bad news—but a good cop.”
7.5 / 10 (2,220 votes)

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.

Release Date October 09, 1971
Runtime 104 min
Genres Action, Crime, Thriller
Status Released
Budget $1,800,000
Revenue $41,200,000
Trailers & Videos
Trailer Trailer
Detective Popeye Kills Pierre Clip
Working with Gene Hackman Featurette
Casting the Film Featurette
Everything is Cinema Featurette
The Look and the Score Featurette
Permits and the Car Chase Featurette
The French Connection Wins Film Editing: 1972 Oscars Featurette
The French Connection Wins Best Picture | 44th Oscars (1972) Featurette
William Friedkin ‪Wins Best Directing | 44th Oscars (1972) Featurette
The French Connection Wins Adapted Screenplay: 1972 Oscars Featurette
William Friedkin On The Car Chase In THE FRENCH CONNECTION Featurette
Gene Hackman Wins Best Actor: 1972 Oscars Featurette
William Friedkin on Casting Fernando Ray In THE FRENCH CONNECTION Featurette
William Friedkin on the Car Chase Scene In THE FRENCH CONNECTION Featurette
Production Studios
D'Antoni Productions Schine-Moore Productions 20th Century Fox 20th Century Fox
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Top Billed Cast
Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
Roy Scheider
Roy Scheider Buddy Russo
Fernando Rey
Fernando Rey Alain Charnier
Tony Lo Bianco
Tony Lo Bianco Sal Boca
Marcel Bozzuffi
Marcel Bozzuffi Pierre Nicoli
Frédéric de Pasquale
Frédéric de Pasquale Devereaux
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