The French Connection

The French Connection

104 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller | Oct. 9, 1971

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.

The French Connection

104 mins | Crime, Action, Thriller | Oct. 9, 1971

The French Connection
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers 20th Century Fox, D'Antoni Productions, Schine-Moore Productions
Original title The French Connection
Directors William C. Gerrity, Nicholas Sgarro, Terence A. Donnelly, William Friedkin
Writers Robin Moore, Ernest Tidyman

Cast

Gene Hackman

as Jimmy Doyle

Fernando Rey

as Alain Charnier

Roy Scheider

as Buddy Russo

Tony Lo Bianco

as Sal Boca

Marcel Bozzuffi

as Pierre Nicoli

Frédéric de Pasquale

as Devereaux

Bill Hickman

as Mulderig

Ann Rebbot

as Marie Charnier

Harold Gary

as Weinstock

Arlene Farber

as Angie Boca

Eddie Egan

as Simonson

André Ernotte

as La Valle

Sonny Grosso

as Klein

Benny Marino

as Lou Boca

Patrick McDermott

as Chemist

Alan Weeks

as Pusher

Al Fann

as Informant

Irving Abrahams

as Police Mechanic

Randy Jurgensen

as Police Sergeant

William Coke

as Motorman

Charles McGregor

as "Baldy" (uncredited)