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"The French Connection" is a 1971 crime thriller directed by William Friedkin that follows narcotics detectives investigating a major drug smuggling operation. It became a landmark film in American cinema, known for its gritty realism and influential police procedural storytelling.
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Film · TMDB
7.5Tough 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.
Released: 1971-10-09104 minDir: William FriedkinAction, Crime, ThrillerBudget: $1.8MBox office: $41.2MPart of: French Connection Collection
Cast
- Gene Hackman as Jimmy Doyle
- Roy Scheider as Buddy Russo
- Fernando Rey as Alain Charnier
- Tony Lo Bianco as Sal Boca
- Marcel Bozzuffi as Pierre Nicoli
- Frédéric de Pasquale as Devereaux
Themes