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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.
Theatrical
Oct 9, 1971
Box Office
$41.2M
Budget
$1.8M
Return
22.9x
DVD / Blu-ray
Sep 25, 2001
Theaters
2
Director
William Friedkin
Writer
Ernest Tidyman
Producers
Philip D'Antoni, Kenneth Utt, G. David Schine
Music
Don Ellis
Studio
D'Antoni Productions, Schine-Moore Productions, 20th Century Fox
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Quotes
See all →A Record That Seems Too Perfect
Taglines
A record too good to be true....and Doyle knows it.
Complexity of a Good Cop's Character
Taglines
Doyle is bad news - but a good cop.
High-Stakes Chase in American Thriller
Taglines
A $32,000,000 chase turns into the American thriller of the year!
Perfect Timing for a Gripping Thriller
Taglines
The time is just right for an out and out thriller like this.
"The French Connection" is based on Robin Moore's 1969 book of the same name. Both films tell the story of NYPD detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, in pursuit of french heroin smugglers.
French Connection Collection
Cast
Full credits →G
Gene Hackman
Jimmy Doyle
R
Roy Scheider
Buddy Russo
F
Fernando Rey
Alain Charnier
T
Tony Lo Bianco
Sal Boca
M
Marcel Bozzuffi
Pierre Nicoli
F
Frédéric de Pasquale
Devereaux
B
Bill Hickman
Mulderig
H
Harold Gary
Weinstock
A
Arlene Farber
Angie Boca
E
Eddie Egan
Simonson
S
Sonny Grosso
Klein
P
Patrick McDermott
Chemist
A
Alan Weeks
Pusher
A
Al Fann
Informant
R
Randy Jurgensen
Police Sergeant
C
Charles McGregor
"Baldy" (uncredited)
