The French Connection (1971)
09 Sep 1971 ● English ● 1 hr 44 mins
Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle and his partner, Buddy Russo, are New York City police detectives on narcotics detail, trying to track down the source of heroin from Europe into the United States. Suave Alain Charnier is a wealthy French criminal who runs the largest heroin-smuggling syndicate in the world. Charnier plans to smuggle $32 million worth of heroin into the United States by hiding it in the car of his unsuspecting friend, French television personality Henri Devereaux, who is traveling to New York by ship. Acting on a hunch, Popeye and Buddy start tailing Sal Boca and his wife Angie, who live pretty high for a couple running a corner store.
Cast: Fernando Rey, Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider
Crew: William Friedkin (Director), Owen Roizman (Director of Photography), Don Ellis (Music Director)
Release Dates: 09 Sep 1971 (United States)
Tagline: The time is just right for an out and out thriller like this.
Did you know? The producers didn't obtain proper permits from the city to film the car chase. Read More
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as Alain Charnier
as Jimmy Doyle
as Buddy Russo
as Marie Charnier
as Angie Boca
as Mulderig
as Simonson
as Devereaux
as Weinstock
as Pierre Nicoli
as Chemist
as Police Sergeant
as Sal Boca
Production
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Distribution
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Screenplay Writer
Music
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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
English
Sound Mix:
4-Track Stereo, Mono
Aspect Ratio:
1.85:1 (Flat)
Taglines:
The time is just right for an out and out thriller like this.
In the great tradition of American thrillers
Doyle is bad news - but a good cop.
A $32,000,000 chase turns into the American thriller of the year!
There are no rules and no holds barred when Popeye cuts loose!
In the great tradition of American thrillers
Doyle is bad news - but a good cop.
A $32,000,000 chase turns into the American thriller of the year!
There are no rules and no holds barred when Popeye cuts loose!
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Trivia:
The film incorporated a real-life tactic used by Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso in a scene where Doyle is dressed in a Santa Claus suit while chasing down a drug dealer. The idea came to Egan when he figured that dealers would never suspect Santa of being an undercover cop.
A man's car was accidentally hit while filming the car chase. The crash scene was included in the movie because of its realism. The producers later paid the bill for the repairs to his car.
The producers didn't obtain proper permits from the city to film the car chase.
During the car chase, traffic control was achieved with the help of off-duty NYPD officers, many of whom had been involved in the actual case.
A man's car was accidentally hit while filming the car chase. The crash scene was included in the movie because of its realism. The producers later paid the bill for the repairs to his car.
The producers didn't obtain proper permits from the city to film the car chase.
During the car chase, traffic control was achieved with the help of off-duty NYPD officers, many of whom had been involved in the actual case.
