The French Connection (1971)

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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.

Released: 1971-10-09
Genres: Action, Crime, Thriller
Runtime: 1h 44m
Status: Released
TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 2,213 votes

Directed by William Friedkin.

Top cast

Gene Hackman as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
Roy Scheider as Buddy Russo
Fernando Rey as Alain Charnier
Tony Lo Bianco as Sal Boca
Marcel Bozzuffi as Pierre Nicoli
Frédéric de Pasquale as Devereaux
Bill Hickman as Mulderig
Ann Rebbot as Marie Charnier
Harold Gary as Weinstock
Arlene Farber as Angie Boca

Full cast & crew

Where to watch The French Connection

United States: stream on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, YouTube TV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store
India: rent on Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Google Play Movies, YouTube
Canada: stream on Disney Plus; rent on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
Australia: stream on Disney Plus; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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