The French Connection
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The French Connection

The French Connection (1971)

Genres - Action-Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller  |   Release Date - Oct 9, 1971  |   Run Time - 104 min.  |   Countries - United States of America  |   MPAA Rating - R
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The French Connection is a 1971 American neo-noir action thriller film directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, and Fernando Rey. The screenplay, by Ernest Tidyman, is based on Robin Moore's 1969 nonfiction book. It tells the story of fictional New York Police Department detectives Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle and Buddy "Cloudy" Russo, whose real-life counterparts were narcotics detectives Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso, in pursuit of wealthy French heroin smuggler Alain Charnier.

Movie Info

Budget

$1,800,000

Box Office

$51,701,871

Themes

Espionage | Justice | True Stories

Tags

American Film Institute, Best Picture, Car Chase, Drug Dealer, Drug Smuggling, Espionage, Gangster, Heroin, Justice, Marseille, New York City, Tidyman, True Stories

Attributes

Based On: The French Connection
Filming Location: Marseille, New York City
Narrative Location: Brooklyn, Marseille, New York City

Part of Collection

French Connection (Film Series), Greatest Movies of All Time

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Alternate Titles

Brennpunkt Brooklyn
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Brennpunkt New York
NO
Contacto en Francia
AR, MX, PE, VE
Contra el imperio de la droga
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Doyle
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Filiera
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Francia kapcsolat
HU
Francoska zveza
SI
Francouzská spojka
CZ
Francouzská spojka: Štvanice
CZ
Francuska veza
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Francuski łącznik
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Francúzska spojka/Francúzska spojka: Štvanica
SK
French Connection
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French Connection - Brennpunkt Brooklyn
DE
French Connection - Lagens våldsamma män
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Hårdhänta män
FI
Il braccio violento della legge
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Kanunun kuvveti
TR
Kẻ Đầu Mối Pháp
VN
Kovaotteiset miehet
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La filière
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La filière française
CA
Lovens skrappe drenge
DK
Operação França
BR
Os Incorruptíveis Contra a Droga
PT
Popeye
US
Prancūzų ryšininkas
LT
Rabet-e faransavi
IR
The French Connection
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The French Connection. Contra el imperio de la droga
ES
Ο άνθρωπος από τη Γαλλία
GR
Французький зв'язковий
UA
Француска веза
RS
Френска връзка
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フレンチ・コネクション
JP
密探霹靂火
HK
毒网惊魂
CN
法国贩毒网
CN
霹靂神探
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더 프렌치 커넥션
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