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The French Connection

A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.

Director

William Friedkin

Year

Genre

action, crime, drama

Box Office

$51,700,000

Production

D'Antoni Productions,Schine-Moore Productions,20th Century Fox

Awards

Won 5 Oscars. 22 wins & 12 nominations total

Part of Collection

French Connection Collection: The French Connection, French Connection II

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Jimmy Doyle

Alain Charnier

Buddy Russo

Sal Boca

Pierre Nicoli

Marcel Bozzuffi

Devereaux

FrÃ©dÃ©ric de Pasquale

Mulderig

Marie Charnier

Weinstock

Angie Boca

Simonson

La Valle (as Andre Ernotte)

AndrÃ© Ernotte

Klein

Lou Boca

Chemist

Patrick McDermott

Pusher

Informant

Police Mechanic

Irving Abrahams

Police Sergeant

Randy Jurgensen

Motorman

The Three Degrees

The Three Degrees

Bidder at New York Car Auction

Uncredited

Gilda Albertoni

Man

News Cameraman

Woman at Airport

Hooker on the Street

Sarina C. Grant

Tollbooth Collector

Schoolgirl

Little Boy

Mobster's Redhead Wife

Hotel Guest

Baldy - Bar Patron in Drug Raid

Charles McGregor

Woman with Baby Carriage

Bicycle Girl

Street Thief Leader

Dock Worker

Auction Bidder

Man

Mutchie

Auctioneer

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Jimmy Doyle Chemist Buddy Russo Angie Boca Police Mechanic Little Boy The Three Degrees Devereaux Woman At Airport Alain Charnier

[No Audible Dialogue] - The French Connection

[No Audible Dialogue]

Get out of here. Get up. - The French Connection

Get out of here. Get up.

- [Man] Hold it! Freeze!
- [Man #2] Jimmy, watch it. He's got a knife. - The French Connection

- [Man] Hold it! Freeze! - [Man #2] Jimmy, watch it. He'...

[Giggles] - The French Connection

You dumb guinea - The French Connection

You dumb guinea

Drink this Whip it out Laughs - The French Connection

Drink this Whip it out Laughs

Everybody's going to the moon - The French Connection

Everybody's going to the moon

What about the last of the big time spenders - The French Connection

What about the last of the big time spenders

Nice. - The French Connection

Come on. Just for fun. - The French Connection

Come on. Just for fun.

Miss, uh, can I ask you
about those boots there? Uh- - The French Connection

Miss, uh, can I ask you about those boots there? Uh-

Merry Christmas - The French Connection

Merry Christmas

[Cloudy]
7:00 in the morning. - The French Connection

[Cloudy] 7:00 in the morning.

[Jimmy]
Man, if that's not a drop... - The French Connection

[Jimmy] Man, if that's not a drop...

Jimmy Man if that's not a drop - The French Connection

Jimmy Man if that's not a drop

He's coming back.
Pass him. Make a left. - The French Connection

He's coming back. Pass him. Make a left.

[Speaking French] - The French Connection

[Speaking French]

[Chuckles] - The French Connection

Bonjour. - The French Connection

She's only a kid Nineteen according to the marriage license - The French Connection

She's only a kid Nineteen according to the marriage...

That's the third time he's come here this week - The French Connection

That's the third time he's come here this week

[Cloudy] He's going to Ward's Island.
We're gonna be spotted there. - The French Connection

[Cloudy] He's going to Ward's Island. We're g...

Get your hands on your heads - The French Connection

Get your hands on your heads

Give me a break - The French Connection

Give me a break

Pay attention We're gonna ask questions later - The French Connection

Pay attention We're gonna ask questions later

[Man Whispering]
Fuckin' bullshit. - The French Connection

[Man Whispering] Fuckin' bullshit.

Anybody want a milkshake - The French Connection

Anybody want a milkshake

Get the hell in there Put your hands on your head - The French Connection

Get the hell in there Put your hands on your head

Where are you goin' - The French Connection

Where are you goin'

Get that hair done before Saturday - The French Connection

Get that hair done before Saturday

And like to go to nightclubs - The French Connection

And like to go to nightclubs

Your hunches have backfired before - The French Connection

Your hunches have backfired before

Walt we got the information there's no shit on the street right - The French Connection

Walt we got the information there's no shit on the...

Do you believe all this crap - The French Connection

Do you believe all this crap

You still picking your feet in Poughkeepsie - The French Connection

You still picking your feet in Poughkeepsie

Is this your first trip to New York - The French Connection

Is this your first trip to New York

Mr Devereaux do you agree with the recent survey finding - The French Connection

Mr Devereaux do you agree with the recent survey finding

The court order's in there for the wiretap - The French Connection

The court order's in there for the wiretap

Give him a chance - The French Connection

Give him a chance

[Horn Honks] - The French Connection

Popeye. - The French Connection

That crazy kid - The French Connection

Mulderig and Klein - The French Connection

Mulderig and Klein

These yours darling - The French Connection

These yours darling

Taking care of business - The French Connection

Taking care of business

[Chattering] - The French Connection

[No Audible Dialogue] - The French Connection

[No Audible Dialogue]

- Yes, sir.
- Yeah, uh, the guy who just walked in- - The French Connection

- Yes, sir. - Yeah, uh, the guy who just walked in-

The other guys a Frog too - The French Connection

The other guys a Frog too

Blast off. - The French Connection

Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval - The French Connection

Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval

Thank you Howard Take what's left there with you and good night - The French Connection

Thank you Howard Take what's left there with you and...

I guess we got a deal - The French Connection

I guess we got a deal

Move calmly move cautiously You'll never be sorry - The French Connection

Move calmly move cautiously You'll never be sorry

Aah Look I'm telling you he'll take the deal somewhere else - The French Connection

Aah Look I'm telling you he'll take the deal...

I'm sittin' on Frog One - The French Connection

I'm sittin' on Frog One

Hi. Can I have a, uh,
round-trip ticket to Washington? - The French Connection

Hi. Can I have a, uh, round-trip ticket to Washington?

Please print your name on both tickets before you board the plane - The French Connection

Please print your name on both tickets before you board the...

[Radio Chatter] - The French Connection

[Radio Chatter]

I say we keep sitting on Boca - The French Connection

I say we keep sitting on Boca

Hey! - The French Connection

- What's the next stop into the city?
- 25th Avenue. - The French Connection

- What's the next stop into the city? - 25th Avenue.

Hold it! - The French Connection

[Horn Honks] - The French Connection

Hold it! Stop! Halt! - The French Connection

Hold it! Stop! Halt!

[Honking Continues] - The French Connection

[Honking Continues]

- Don't stop. Don't stop, or I'll kill you!
- Hey, what? What— - The French Connection

- Don't stop. Don't stop, or I'll kill you! -...

[Horn Honking Continues] - The French Connection

[Horn Honking Continues]

[Train Whistle Blows] - The French Connection

[Train Whistle Blows]

- What's going on?
- I don't know. Sit down, buddy. Relax. - The French Connection

- What's going on? - I don't know. Sit down, buddy...

Coke! Coke, you all right? - The French Connection

Coke! Coke, you all right?

Hey, Coke. You all right? - The French Connection

Hey, Coke. You all right?

Hey, Coke. You all right? - The French Connection

Hey, Coke. You all right?

You're not gonna get away with this.
Put the gun down. - The French Connection

You're not gonna get away with this. Put the gun down.

Hold it! - The French Connection

Come on! Come on! Shake your ass. - The French Connection

Come on! Come on! Shake your ass.

I can't seem to find the damn ticket. - The French Connection

I can't seem to find the damn ticket.

- Thank you.
- Sure. - The French Connection

- Thank you. - Sure.

- All right. He's walking towards Front Street.
- [Klein On Radio] Got him. - The French Connection

- All right. He's walking towards Front Street. - [Klei...

That car's dirty, Cloudy. - The French Connection

That car's dirty, Cloudy.

That car is dirty - The French Connection

That car is dirty

What time is it? - The French Connection

What time is it?

[Jimmy]
Tear it right out. Tear it out! - The French Connection

[Jimmy] Tear it right out. Tear it out!

This is all solid. - The French Connection

This is all solid.

There's nobody been under that car
since it came from the factory. - The French Connection

There's nobody been under that car since it came from t...

You're in a no smoking area sir - The French Connection

You're in a no smoking area sir

That's what it was - The French Connection

That's what it was

Arguing In French - The French Connection

Arguing In French

It's in perfect shape - The French Connection

It's in perfect shape

[Indistinct Dialogue] - The French Connection

[Indistinct Dialogue]

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A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.

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Director: William Friedkin

Writer: Ernest Tidyman, Robin Moore

Production: D'Antoni Productions,Schine-Moore Productions,20th Century Fox

Genre: action, crime, drama

Year: 1971

MetaScore: 94/100

ImdbRating: 7.7

BoxOffice: $51,700,000

Released: 09 Oct 1971

Awards: Won 5 Oscars. 22 wins & 12 nominations total

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French Connection Collection: The French Connection, French Connection II

Also watch: French Connection II, Bonnie and Clyde, The Conversation, Dirty Harry, The Last Picture Show, Hoosiers, The Mudge Boy, The Man Who Never Was, The Monolith Monsters, Clip, Nil by Mouth, The Martha Mitchell Effect, The Brink's Job