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
![Gene Hackman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390326_ab06ca.jpg)
Gene Hackman
USA
Best movies:
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Enemy of the State (1998)
Unforgiven (1992)
![Fernando Rey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/526/165526662_1a1071.jpg)
Fernando Rey
Spain
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
Viridiana (1961)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
![Roy Scheider](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/267/267381_f2a54e.jpg)
Roy Scheider
USA
Best movies:
Jaws (1975)
The Rainmaker (1997)
The French Connection (1971)
![Tony Lo Bianco](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/359/359150_59de6b.jpg)
Tony Lo Bianco
USA
Best movies:
Serpico (1973)
The French Connection (1971)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
![Marcel Bozzuffi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271813_011703.jpg)
Marcel Bozzuffi
France
Best movies:
Daisy Town (1971)
The French Connection (1971)
Z (1969)
![Bill Hickman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/587/162587302_2e7bac.jpg)
Bill Hickman
USA
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
Patton (1970)
Bullitt (1968)
![Frédéric de Pasquale](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/245/160245415_55d3e4.jpg)
Frédéric de Pasquale
France
Best movies:
Happy New Year (1973)
The French Connection (1971)
Blood in the Streets (1973)
![Harold Gary](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/073/162073668_6fdfdb.gif)
Harold Gary
USA
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
Kiss of Death (1947)
Murder, Inc. (1960)
![Eddie Egan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/073/162073683_21efa9.gif)
Eddie Egan
USA
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
Prime Cut (1972)
Out of the Darkness (1985) (TV movie)
Benny Marino
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
The Seven-Ups (1973)
William Coke
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
Irving Abrahams
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
Doris McCarthy
Best movies:
Awakenings (1990)
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
Sully (2016)
André Ernotte
Belgium
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
Gilda Albertoni
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
Borsalino (1970)
Big Deal (1973)
Arlene Farber
USA
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
I Drink Your Blood (1970)
Al Fann
USA
Best movies:
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
The French Connection (1971)
The Fisher King (1991)
![Robert Weil](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/612/161612404_84b824.gif)
Robert Weil
USA
Best movies:
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
The French Connection (1971)
The Little Mermaid (1989)
Patrick McDermott
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
Joe (1970)
Dionysus in '69 (1970) (theatrical recording)
Sonny Grosso
German Empire
Best movies:
The Godfather: A Novel for Television (1977) (series)
The Godfather (1972)
The French Connection (1971)