The French Connection
1971 · Movie · R · 104 min
★ 7.5(2,214)unSUB Rating
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.
Based on The French Connection
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Details
- Years
- 1971
- Release date
- 1971-10-09
- Language
- English
- Rated
- R
- Runtime
- 104 min
- TMDB rating (input)
- 7.5/10 (2,214 votes)
- Box office
- $75,000,000
- Budget
- $1,800,000
Themes
- drug dealer
- new york city
- police brutality
- drug smuggling
- undercover agent
- gangster
- heroin
- marseille, france
- paranoia
- night life
- attempted murder
- drug mule
- +5 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1972
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1972
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1972
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1972
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1972
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- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1972 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Actor · 1972 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1972 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Sound · 1972 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · 1972 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1972 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1972 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography · 1972 · nominated
Cast & crew
Gene Hackman
as Jimmy "Popeye" 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
Bill Hickman
as Mulderig
- AR
Ann Rebbot
as Marie Charnier
- HG
Harold Gary
as Weinstock
Arlene Farber
as Angie Boca
Directed by William Friedkin