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The French Connection (1971)

Doyle is bad news—but a good cop.

7.5(2,136)1h 44mOctober 9, 1971

Action Crime Thriller

William Friedkin

Director

Ernest Tidyman

Writer

Rate

Diary

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.

Cast

Gene Hackman

Jimmy Doyle

Roy Scheider

Buddy Russo

Fernando Rey

Alain Charnier

Tony Lo Bianco

Sal Boca

The French Connection · Cinemalant

Marcel Bozzuffi

Pierre Nicoli

Frédéric de Pasquale

Devereaux

Bill Hickman

Mulderig

Arlene Farber

Angie Boca

Eddie Egan

Simonson

André Ernotte

La Valle

Sonny Grosso

Klein

Alan Weeks

Pusher

Al Fann

Informant

Charles McGregor

"Baldy" (uncredited)

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Status: Released
Original language: English
Release date: October 9, 1971
Budget: $1,800,000
Revenue: $41,200,000
Production: D'Antoni Productions, Schine-Moore Productions, 20th Century Fox
Country: United States of America

Keywords

drug dealernew york citypolice brutalitydrug smugglingundercover agent

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