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The French Connection (1971)
7.9
Ratings: 7.9/10 from 44,889 users
Metascore:
96/100
Reviews: 241 user | 90 critic | 4 from Metacritic.com A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection. Director:William Friedkin |
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Pierre Nicoli
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Devereaux
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Mulderig
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Ann Rebbot | ... |
Marie Charnier
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Harold Gary | ... |
Weinstock
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Arlene Farber | ... |
Angie Boca
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Simonson
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André Ernotte | ... |
La Valle
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Sonny Grosso | ... |
Klein
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Benny Marino | ... |
Lou Boca
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Chemist
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Storyline
William Friedkin's gritty police drama portrays two tough New York City cops trying to intercept a huge heroin shipment coming from France. An interesting contrast is established between 'Popeye' Doyle, a short-tempered alcoholic bigot who is nevertheless a hard-working and dedicated police officer, and his nemesis Alain Charnier, a suave and urbane gentleman who is nevertheless a criminal and one of the largest drug suppliers of pure heroin to North America. During the surveillance and eventual bust, Friedkin provides one of the most gripping and memorable car chase sequences ever filmed. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>
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A $32,000,000 chase turns into the American thriller of the year! See more »Parents Guide:
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Contacto en Francia See more »Box Office
Budget:
$1,800,000 (estimated)Gross:
$51,700,000 (USA) (1973)Company Credits
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Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle: Merry Christmas. What's your name, little boy?
Little Boy: Eric.
Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle: Uh-huh, Eric. What do you want for Christmas Eric? Hmmm?
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(1857) (uncredited)
Written by James Pierpont
Sung by Gene Hackman and the kids See more »
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Trivia
William Friedkin has said the chase scene was shot entirely out of sequence, and over a period of five weeks. It did not involve solid day-to-day shooting, and all of the shooting was confined between the hours of 10am- 3pm. One reason was that they were given permission to use only one particular Brooklyn line, the Stillwell Avenue, running from Coney Island into Manhattan (the West End line). The entire chase was shot with an Arriflex camera, as was most of the picture. One brief shot, where Doyle's car slams into the fence, was filmed in Ridgewood under the Myrtle Ave., or M, line. See more »Goofs
Factual errors: When Doyle and Charnier are at the Grand Central Shuttle, a subway train departs, then returns on the same track with completely different car numbers on it. On the Grand Central Shuttle, each train only runs on one track, making it impossible under normal operation for trains to switch tracks. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle: Merry Christmas. What's your name, little boy?
Little Boy: Eric.
Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle: Uh-huh, Eric. What do you want for Christmas Eric? Hmmm?
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"Jingle Bells"(1857) (uncredited)
Written by James Pierpont
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