The French Connection (film)
1971
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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, written by Ernest Tidyman, is based on Robin Moore's 1969 non-fiction book of the same name.
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.
Realistic, fast-paced and uncommonly smart, The French Connection is bolstered by stellar performances by Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider, not to mention William...
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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. William Friedkin's gritty police drama portrays two tough New York City cops trying to intercept a huge heroin shipment coming from France.
A complicated deal is set up between the French people, an American money man and the Mafia. Doyle, a tough cop with a shaky reputation who busts a lot of street junkies, needs a big win to keep his career together. He stumbles on the heroin deal and pursues it with a single-minded ferocity that is frankly amoral.
May 31, 2024 · In Brooklyn, Detective Jimmy (“Popeye”) Doyle ( Gene Hackman ), dressed as a street-corner Santa, and his partner, Buddy (“Cloudy”) Russo ( Roy Scheider), roust a small-time drug dealer from a bar and beat him up, trying to get him to name his supplier.
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The French Connection (1971), William Friedkin’s sensational crime thriller about a pair of detectives in white-hot pursuit of a French heroin smuggler through the streets of New York City, had its world premiere in New York and Los Angeles on October 7, 1971. The movie’s reputation has only grown in the past half-century.
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.
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.
