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The French Connection (1971)

Directed by William Friedkin

Action | Crime | Drama

Most recently watched by sleestakk, sensoria, schofizzy, ashe5k, mrpotocnik

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.

Rated R | Length 104 minutes

Actors

Gene Hackman | Fernando Rey | Roy Scheider | Tony Lo Bianco | Marcel Bozzuffi | Frédéric de Pasquale | Bill Hickman | Ann Rebbot | Harold Gary | Arlene Farber | Eddie Egan | André Ernotte | Sonny Grosso | Benny Marino | Patrick McDermott | Alan Weeks | Al Fann | Irving Abrahams | Randy Jurgensen | William Coke | Charles McGregor

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
01/30/2025TVStreamingTV10 stars
 

Viewing Notes

One of my all-time favorite films. I saw this in the theatre when it first came out and have revisited it many times since.  It still holds up.  Gene Hackman is great, as always. I love the grittiness of the on location filming.

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