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Movie

The French Connection

1971 · Released · 104 min · United States · English

Action Drama Mystery Thriller Crime Neo-noir Detective Police Procedural Crime Thriller Crime Drama Buddy

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 book of the same name about narcotics detectives Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso. It tells the story of their fictional counterparts, New York Police Department detectives Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle and Buddy "Cloudy" Russo, in pursuit of wealthy French heroin smuggler Alain Charnier (played by Rey).

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Also known as

Deutsch
Brennpunkt Brooklyn
Français
French Connection
Italiano
Il braccio violento della legge
日本語
フレンチ・コネクション
한국어
프렌치 커넥션
Polski
Francuski łącznik

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