The French Connection

The French Connection

  • Director: William Friedkin
  • Writer: Ernest Tidyman,Robin Moore
  • Countries of origin: United States
  • Language: English, French
  • Release date: October 9, 1971
  • Runtime: 1h 44min
  • Sound mix: 4-Track Stereo
  • Aspect ratio: 1.85 : 1
  • Also known as: Doyle
  • "The French Connection" is an action movie produced by 20th Century Fox , directed by William Friedkin, starring Eugene Allen Hackman , Fernando Casado Arambillet , Roy Scheider and others.   It was released in the United States on October 7, 1971. 
    The film tells the story of two New York police officers who pursued persistently and finally cracked a large-scale heroin smuggling case from France.

    Details

    • Release date October 9, 1971
    • Filming locations Château d'If, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France
    • Production companies Twentieth Century Fox, Philip D'Antoni Productions, Schine-Moore Productions

    Box office

    Budget

    $1,800,000 (estimated)

    Gross US & Canada

    $51,700,000

    Gross worldwide

    $51,700,666

    Movie reviews

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    • By Albina 2022-04-19 09:01:55

      "French Drug Network" American imperialists who are deeply troubled by drugs

      How to say it, apparently the drug epidemic in the 1960s and 1970s terrified the US imperialists. This realistic-style film expresses America's determination to fight drugs at home. The United States is a country that advocates order, and believes that order is always more correct than chaos. This mentality makes the US government involuntarily participate in many evils. Although this monopoly crime method has secured the interests of the white American class in the short term, in...

    • By Elda 2022-04-19 09:01:55

      Genre is a constantly evolving thing

      I have to sigh about the progress of the times. This movie that seemed to be a sensation back then is very old now. It can be seen that the directors of the chase scenes without lines in the middle put a lot of effort into it, but in the following 46 years, there were too many movies to put this The set has been carried forward, and it is really not surprising. And this movie beat "A Clockwork Orange" and won the Oscar for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Adapted Screenplay,...

    • By Glennie 2022-04-18 17:34:52

      1970's New York

      From the beginning of the movie to the end, popeye is tracking, tracking. So the main line of the movie is very clear, that is to solve this drug case. The popeyes went to work almost unscrupulously, including the manslaughter of their colleagues. Without showing even a trace of sadness, he loaded and continued the hunt. Perhaps the last section is their pursuit in the drug lord's base camp that is the most attractive, because there is nothing impressive about the chase in the whole movie. So...

    • By Vincenzo 2022-04-18 17:34:52

      The French Connection

      Scots
      Scots have a temper like an ox. Whether you describe them as tough or reckless, you're actually talking about the same Scots temper. Jimmy Dolye of the NYPD's Drug Enforcement Division is such a Scotsman. In the United States, in New York, there seems to be nothing that a Scottish police officer can't do.

      The rough-and-tumble Scot lives in a poorer neighborhood, alone and with little contact with his mum. In his eyes, New York also seemed to have no high-rise buildings that...

    • By Shaina 2022-04-18 17:34:52

      "French Drug Network": US police solve case

      The "French Drug Network" series that has been on the hard drive for several years, I always don't want to watch it. Because it's a movie from the 1970s, I'm afraid it doesn't suit my taste. But online comments said it was a good film, and today I finally gathered up my courage and finished watching it.

      Definitely 70's style. Typical "criminal case". The story is simple, the police catch the bad guys. According to the usual routine, there is no policeman who is not brave, and there is...

    User comments

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    • By Kole 2023-09-22 01:00:06

      Damn almost fell asleep....

    • By Josiane 2023-07-17 02:34:29

      Many bridges have been imitated by later generations. The rhythm behind is full of rhythm. The subway and train tracking are very good. I can't believe it was a film from...

    • By Alexzander 2023-04-21 17:59:04

      The car chasing the train is really thrilling and well-planned, but other than that, it's pretty bad. Tracking and arresting is just a...

    • By Tre 2023-03-18 03:34:44

      It really reflects the case-solving process of the front-line anti-narcotics police. They really worked hard. But in the end, these big drug lords often escape the punishment of the law, which is...

    • By Raina 2022-11-24 17:11:20

      The stern and tough style may have influenced many directors and films. "The Bourne Bourne" is estimated to be...

    Movie plot

    A drug cartel-"The French Connection" lurks in the beautiful Marseilles. Drug cartel chief Xia Ernie ( Fernando Rey in accordance ornaments ) , was informed that TV stars will travel to New York de Broglie contact film matters, he wanted to use his legal status be a large heroin smuggling.
    Detectives Jimmy ( Eugene Allen Hackman ) and Patty ( Roy Scheider ) of the Narcotics Division of the City Police Department, which are extremely...
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    Shooting process

    In the film, Jimmy drives a Pontiac Le Mans sedan to chase the bridge section of the elevated train. The elevated railway that appears in the picture is the New York Subway Line B (later D line) passing through 86th Street in Brooklyn. Both the train driver and the flight attendants It is a real New York Department of Transportation employee, and the stunt driver Bill Heckman who drove on a rampage also played FBI agent Modrigue in the...
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    Movie quotes

    • Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle: [to a random woman before he exits the bar after the drug raid] Get that hair done before Saturday. We're going now. Goodbye!

    • Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle: I got a man in Poughkeepsie who wants to talk to you. Have you ever been in Poughkeepsie? Huh? Have you ever been in Poughkeepsie?

      Brooklyn Drug Dealer: Hey, man, come on, give me a break, man. I don't know what you're talkin' about!

      Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle: Hey, come on, come on. Say it. Let me hear you say it. Come on. Have you ever been to Poughkeepsie? You've been in Poughkeepsie, haven't you? I want to hear it! Come on!

      Brooklyn Drug Dealer: Yes. Yes. Yes. I've been there.

    • Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle: That's the third time he's come here this week. Got anything on this building?

      Buddy "Cloudy" Russo: The building's clean. I checked the tenant list. Remember Don Ameche, the actor? He lives here.