The French Connection

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R,1hr 44min

Genres:

Action,Drama

Released:

October 9, 1971

Distributor:

20th Century Fox

Starring:

Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider ... More

Synopsis: This gritty, fast-paced, and innovative police drama earned five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay (written by Ernest Tidyman), and Best Actor (Gene Hackman). Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (Hackman) and his partner, Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider), 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 (Fernando Rey) is the French drug kingpin who provides a large percentage of New ... Full Synopsis

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	Gene Siskel, CHICAGO TRIBUNE There is only one problem with the excitement generated by this film. After it is over, you will walk out of the theater and, as I did, curse the tedium of your own life. I kept looking for someone who I could throw up against a wall. [8 November 1971] Read Review Metascore ^® from metacritic.com 96 Universal Acclaim out of 100 Based on 4 critic reviews

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	Gene Hackman Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle Fernando Rey Alain Charnier Roy Scheider Buddy Russo Tony Lo Bianco Sal Boca

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