The French Connection (1971)

7.8	Listal rating
7.9	IMDB rating

Directed by

William Friedkin

Starring (View all)

Jimmy Doyle

Alain Charnier

Det. Buddy Russo

Sal Boca

Pierre Nicoli

Frédéric de Pasquale

Devereaux

Bill Hickman

Mulderig

Ann Rebbot

Marie Charnier

Written by (View all)

Ernest Tidyman

(screenplay)

Robin Moore

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Great action classic!

2 years, 8 months ago at Sep 16 14:12

SJMJ91

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My expectations of The French Connection were pretty high because not only did it win Best Picture but it even beat A Clockwork Orange and Stanley Kubrick. It is a very good film that I did really enjoy but it did feel a little bit slow to start off with. I personally think it took about half an hour to get into 'Popeye' Doyle and 'Cloudy' Russo. 1971 was a great year in cinema and did feature a l... read more

The French Connection

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The film revolves around the smuggling of narcotics between Marseille, France and New York City, USA. In Marseille a policeman is staking out Alain Charnier (Fernando Rey), a French criminal who is smuggling heroin from France to the United States. The policeman is assassinated by Charnier's henchman, Pierre Nicoli.

In New York, detectives James "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Bud... read more

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Description: 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 s ... (more)

Release date : 9 October 1971
UPC: 024543020653

Crime (24), Drama (17), Action (16), 1970s (13), Thriller (13), Car Chase (11), Drugs (11), 1971 (10), Police (9), Mafia (8), Chase (7), Stakeout (7), Train (7), Sniper (6), Murder (5), Car (5), Rooftop (5), Actor (5), Tear Gas (5), Auto Auction (4)

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