French Connection, The

Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller / produced in 1971

Reviews: 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. Actors: Hackman, Gene Det. Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle Rey, Fernando Alain Charnier Scheider, Roy Det. Buddy 'Cloudy' Russo Lo Bianco, Tony Salvatore 'Sal' Boca Bozzuffi, Marcel Pierre Nicoli, Hit Man Pasquale, Fr�d�ric de Henri Devereaux Hickman, Bill Bill Mulderig Rebbot, Ann Mrs. Marie Charnier Gary, Harold Joel Weinstock Farber, Arlene Angie Boca Egan, Eddie Walt Simonson Ernotte, Andr� La Valle Grosso, Sonny Bill Klein Directors: Friedkin, William IMDB Rating: 7.80 out of 10 (13724 votes) DOWNLOAD " FRENCH CONNECTION, THE" » Only $4.99 for a complete movie