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  • The French Connection
  • Opened October 7, 1971 | Runtime:1 hr. 44 min.
  • R
  • Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman) and his partner, Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider), are tough New York City detectives who uncover a drug-trafficking network originating in France. When Doyle and Russo discover that the drug ring's mastermind, Alain Read More
  • Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi
  • Director: William Friedkin
  • Genres: Action Thriller, Chase Movie, Action, Crime, Police Detective Film

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  • 100
    Chicago Tribune | Gene Siskel

    There is only one problem with the excitement generated by this film. After it...

  • 90
    TV Guide |

    This tough, brilliant crime film features Hackman as the indefatigable Popeye...

  • 90
    The New York Times |

    The French Connection is a film of almost incredible suspense, and it includes,...

  • 90
    Variety |

    Producer and screenwriter have added enough fictional flesh to provide director...

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