French Connection, The

1971, USA

Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Actors:

Gene Hackman		Det. Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle
Fernando Rey		Alain Charnier
Roy Scheider		Det. Buddy 'Cloudy' Russo
Tony Lo Bianco		Salvatore 'Sal' Boca
Marcel Bozzuffi		Pierre Nicoli, Hit Man
Frédéric de Pasquale		Henri Devereaux
Bill Hickman		Bill Mulderig
Ann Rebbot		Mrs. Marie Charnier
Harold Gary		Joel Weinstock
Arlene Farber		Angie Boca
Eddie Egan		Walt Simonson
André Ernotte		La Valle
Sonny Grosso		Bill Klein

Directors:

William Friedkin |

Certification:

Canada:R | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Ireland:18 ... show all

IMDB Rating:

7.80 out of 10 (13724 votes)

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Storyline

Taglines:	1: The time is right for an out and out thriller like this. 2: There are no rules and no holds barred when Popeye cuts loose! 3: Doyle is bad news - but a good cop. 4: A $32,000,000 chase turns into the American thriller of the year!
Plot Summary:	William Friedkin's gritty police drama portrays two tough New York City cops trying to intercept a huge heroin shipment coming from France. An interesting contrast is established between 'Popeye' Doyle, a short-tempered alcoholic bigot who is nevertheless a hard-working and dedicated police officer, and his nemesis Alain Charnier, a suave and urbane gentleman who is nevertheless a criminal and one of the largest drug suppliers of pure heroin to North America. During the surveillance and eventual bust, Friedkin provides one of the most gripping and memorable car chase sequences ever filmed.
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