The French Connection (1971)

Cast

Gene Hackman
as Jimmy Doyle
Roy Scheider
as Buddy Russo
Bill Hickman
as Mulderig
Tony Lo Bianco
as Sal Boca

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Genres & Description

Action Crime Drama Thriller

7.8 / 10

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.

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Comments on this trailer
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jennifersman

I’ll betcha that if some theater owner stuck this in with all the other junk trailers of current films they’d get more people asking when THIS film was opening instead of Transformers 6 - @Friday, November 23, 2018 8:16 PM

jennifersman

WOW!!!! Makes me wanna jump into my DeLorean and travel back to 1971 and that multiplex down the street from that new coffee shop, I think it’s called Starbucks Seriously, GREAT job!!! Popeye & Cloudy would love it - @Thursday, September 27, 2018 12:10 PM

Dora Jackson

Better than the original trailer!I love this movie and I love the French version too, called La French which takes places from 1975 until 1981 in Marseille(south France) and it was released 2 years ago. - @Sunday, October 29, 2017 9:29 PM

SkinoReturns

Wheres the *thwoooooong!* - @Monday, June 6, 2016 5:21 PM

spock_elvis

Where's the voice-over guy? - @Saturday, May 14, 2016 5:21 AM

OldNavy

Can someone please explain to me why this movie is so famous and classic, and got ALOT of awards and Oscars?! After watching it I was like: that's it?! No plot, acting is fine, nothing special...a moderate movie...was it the first of its genre in the early 70s? Is that why?! - @Monday, September 28, 2015 10:58 PM

seesnap

Hey there can you please tell me the soundtrack name in the background,awesome trailer,watched it a dozen times - @Saturday, June 6, 2015 6:32 PM

Rupert Harvey

Beautifully edited trailer. Really effective. - @Friday, June 5, 2015 3:14 PM

seesnap

Great trailer - @Wednesday, June 3, 2015 8:55 PM

JavdTJ

Great trailer. - @Sunday, May 24, 2015 8:40 PM

DarrenBonJovi

very well done. - @Wednesday, March 25, 2015 11:58 AM

Roger Rodd

Best cop movie EVER. - @Wednesday, February 25, 2015 8:18 AM

Andy Hill

superb - @Wednesday, December 17, 2014 12:33 PM

Jeff Cummins

Very good re-envisioning of the trailer. A great movie. Yes, there are some parts that are slow, but in this film, they actually add something. A classic for the ages! - @Saturday, September 6, 2014 8:23 PM

Michael Daly

It's "slow" because it's plot-driven - and that isn't a bad thing. This modernized trailer is terrific. - @Monday, June 24, 2013 3:18 PM

bikefixer

Well done. Friedkin should see this. - @Wednesday, January 30, 2013 6:52 AM

Oroborus

Great movie but other than a few spots like the car chase it is slow. This trailer gives it some pep which is good. - @Saturday, January 19, 2013 11:26 PM

Gee 64

Fantastic!! - @Saturday, December 22, 2012 6:50 PM

Tom Getty

Boy, you really articulated what the movie is going to be about-- the main job of a trailer. Excellent, excellent job. Keep up with doing this. - @Friday, November 30, 2012 2:12 PM

maxman1602

Incidentallt, 0:25 the white Torino is just some guy on his way to work. The streets weren't closed, and this was a genuine accident. They paid for his repairs, though. - @Wednesday, August 29, 2012 7:58 AM

TheMrTJWhite

pretty damn awesome - @Sunday, May 13, 2012 3:59 PM

Wolfram Damerius

What music is it in this trailer? Sounds very cool. - @Wednesday, April 18, 2012 5:30 PM

kro7991

AWESOME TRAILER! - @Thursday, March 8, 2012 6:38 AM

wiedep

not bad, the title typefont is a little weak - @Monday, August 8, 2011 9:40 PM

baruavice

Superb - @Thursday, April 7, 2011 9:52 AM