The French Connection

William Friedkin with William Friedkin Gene HackmanRoy ScheiderFernando ReyTony Lo BiancoMarcel BozzuffiFrédéric de PasqualeBill HickmanAnn RebbotHarold GaryArlene FarberEddie EganAndré ErnotteSonny GrossoBenny Ma

1971 Action United States 104 minutes

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.

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Directed by : William Friedkin

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

The French Connection .

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Trailer (1) : OV

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William Friedkin on the Car Chase Scene In THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1) : OV

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William Friedkin on Casting Fernando Ray In THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1) : OV

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Gene Hackman Wins Best Actor: 1972 Oscars (1) : OV

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William Friedkin On The Car Chase In THE FRENCH CONNECTION (1) : OV

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The French Connection Wins Adapted Screenplay: 1972 Oscars (1) : OV

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William Friedkin ?Wins Best Directing | 44th Oscars (1972) (1) : OV

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The French Connection Wins Best Picture | 44th Oscars (1972) (1) : OV

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The French Connection Wins Film Editing: 1972 Oscars (1) : OV

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Permits and the Car Chase (1) : OV

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The Look and the Score (1) : OV

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Everything is Cinema (1) : OV

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Casting the Film (1) : OV

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Working with Gene Hackman (1) : OV

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Detective Popeye Kills Pierre (1) : OV

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