Action ·Crime ·Thriller · United States of America · 1971 · 1h 44m

The French Connection

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Director
William Friedkin
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
Crew
Owen Roizman — Director of Photography Gerald B. Greenberg — Editor Don Ellis — Original Music Composer Ernest Tidyman — Screenplay Philip D'Antoni — Producer Joseph Fretwell III — Costume Design
Tagline

Doyle is bad news—but a good cop.

Synopsis

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.

Trailer The French Connection — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
drug dealernew york citypolice brutalitydrug smugglingundercover agentgangsterheroinmarseille, franceparanoianight lifeattempted murderdrug mule
Key Collaborators
William Friedkin Director Owen Roizman Director of Photography Gerald B. Greenberg Editor Don Ellis Original Music Composer Ernest Tidyman Screenplay Philip D'Antoni Producer Joseph Fretwell III Costume Design
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