4.7
“Doyle is bad news—but a good cop.”
The French Connection (1971)
October 9, 19711h 44mEN
7.5
2.1K votes
Overview
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.
Director
William FriedkinWriters
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Status
Released
Original Language
English
Budget
$1.8M
Revenue
$41.2M
Production Companies
D'Antoni ProductionsSchine-Moore Productions20th Century Fox
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CinemaSerf
7.0Though he's not top-billed here, I found it's Fernando Rey who delivers best in this brutal and authentic-looking story of trans-Atlantic drug smuggling. Popeye (Gene Hackman) and his pal Russo (Roy Scheider) are detectives in New York determined to bring down a network of cocaine importers who are bringing the lucrative white powder in from Marseille. They suspect that it's Charnier (Rey) who is masterminding the whole enterprise, but they can't pin anything down on him. He hides in plain sight, clad in cashmere with a distinctive hat and dining in fine establishments - but always beyond thei…
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