USA,
1971, 104 min
(Alternative: 100 min)
Directed by:
William FriedkinScreenplay:
Ernest TidymanCinematography:
Owen RoizmanComposer:
Don EllisCast:
Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Bill Hickman, Frédéric de Pasquale, Harold Gary, Eddie Egan, Benny Marino (more)Plots(1)
New York City detectives "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider) hope to break a narcotics smuggling ring and ultimately uncover The French Connection. But when one of the criminals tries to kill Doyle, he begins a deadly pursuit that takes him far outside the city limits. (official distributor synopsis)
Cast
![Randy Jurgensen](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/731/161731385_dad8bb.jpg)
Randy Jurgensen
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
The French Connection (1971)
![Alan Weeks](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/073/162073686_55d5a7.jpg)
Alan Weeks
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
Truck Turner (1974)
Black Belt Jones (1974)
![Sarina C. Grant](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/073/162073694_8c02b0.gif)
Sarina C. Grant
USA
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
Coma (1978)
The Hospital (1971)
![Charles McGregor](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/073/162073714_1521a7.jpg)
Charles McGregor
USA
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
Across 110th Street (1972)
Born to Win (1971)
![Santos Morales](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/073/162073767_50ebc4.jpg)
Santos Morales
Best movies:
Scarface (1983)
The French Connection (1971)
Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
The Three Degrees
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
Melonie Haller
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)