Story Line
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.
“Doyle is bad news—but a good cop.”
Top Cast
Gene Hackman
Jimmy Doyle
Roy Scheider
Buddy Russo
Fernando Rey
Alain Charnier
Tony Lo Bianco
Sal Boca
Marcel Bozzuffi
Pierre Nicoli
Frédéric de Pasquale
Devereaux
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Rating
7.5/ 10
Release Date
1971-10-09
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
ActionCrimeThriller
Part of the Series
French Connection Collection
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User Reviews (1)
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7/10
•9/1/2024Though he's not top-billed here, I found it's Fernando Rey who delivers best in this brutal and authentic-looking story of trans-Atlantic drug smuggling. Popeye (Gene Hackman) and his pal Russo (Roy Scheider) are detectives in New York determined to ...