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- Gene HackmanDet. Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
- Fernando ReyAlain Charnier
- Roy ScheiderDet. Buddy "Cloudy"'Russo
- Tony Lo BiancoSalvatore "Sal" Boca
- Marcel BozzuffiPierre Nicoli, Hit Man
- Bill HickmanBill Mulderig
- Eddie EganWalt Simonson
- Sonny GrossoBill Klein
- Al FannInformant
- Patrick McDermottHarvey - Chemist
- Alan WeeksPusher
- Randy JurgensenPolice Sergeant
- Frank AdonisBidder at New York Car Auction
- Bernard FressonBarthélémy
- Jean-Pierre CastaldiRaoul
- Ed LauterGeneral Brian
- Charles MillotMiletto
- Cathleen NesbittThe Old Lady
The French Connection (1971) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Oct 9, 1971 · The French Connection: Directed by William Friedkin. With Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco. A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.
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, written by Ernest Tidyman, is based on Robin Moore's 1969 non-fiction book of the same name.
Robin Moore. Ernest Tidyman. William Friedkin. 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.
Jun 16, 2024 · The film begins in Marseille, France, where an undercover police officer is killed by Pierre Nicoli (played by Marcel Bozzuffi), a hit man who works for criminal mastermind Alain Charnier ( Fernando Rey). In Brooklyn, Detective Jimmy (“Popeye”) Doyle ( Gene Hackman ), dressed as a street-corner Santa, and his partner, Buddy (“Cloudy ...
The French Connection - Full Cast & Crew. A driven police detective and his partner track down a major international drug dealer. They begin by following a couple they suspect because the...
The French Connection (1971) is based on Robin Moore’s 1969 book of the same title and stars Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider as NYPD detectives Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle and Buddy “Cloudy” Russo. The pair’s pursuit of a drug smuggler played by Fernando Rey culminates in what some consider the most exciting car chase ever filmed.
Overview. 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. William Friedkin. Director, Screenplay. Ernest Tidyman.
New York Detective ''Popeye'' Doyle and his partner chase a French heroin smuggler.
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