The French Connection (1971)

Doyle is bad news—but a good cop.

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.

Directed by: William Friedkin

Written by: Ernest Tidyman

Music by: Don Ellis

Starring: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frédéric de Pasquale, Bill Hickman, Ann Rebbot, Harold Gary, Arlene Farber

Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller

Released: 1971-10-09

Runtime: 104 minutes

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