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.
The French Connection (1971)
Directed by William Friedkin
Genres - Action-Adventure, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
Release Date - Oct 9, 1971 |
Run Time - 104 min. |
Countries - United States of America |
MPAA Rating - R
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Budget
$1,800,000
Box Office
$51,708,862
Themes
Tags
American Film Institute, Best Picture, Car Chase, Drug Dealer, Drug Smuggling, Espionage, Gangster, Heroin, Justice, Marseille, New York City, Tidyman, True Stories
Attributes
Based On: Action based on actual events, The French Connection
Filming Location: Marseille, New York City
Narrative Location: Brooklyn, Marseille, New York City
Filming Location: Marseille, New York City
Narrative Location: Brooklyn, Marseille, New York City
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