Name: The French Connection
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1971
Rating: 87.61500000000001
Cast: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi

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Doyle is bad news—but a good cop.

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.

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Genres: Neo-Noir
Mood: DarkTenseIntenseGrittySerious
Themes: Moral AmbiguityJustice Vs. RevengeThe Cost Of Ambition
Plot: Redemption ArcCat-And-Mouse ChaseHigh-Stakes PursuitUncovering A Criminal NetworkPolice CorruptionDrug TraffickingUndercover OperationBrutal Violence
Pacing: FastQuick-Fire Scenes
Narrative: Real-Time NarrativeAction-Oriented
Dialog: Fast-Paced ExchangesTechnical JargonIntense Monologues
Character Types: VillainHeroSidekick
Time: 1970s
Place: Urban CityscapeGritty AlleysWaterfront Docks
Cinematic Style: Handheld Camera WorkMinimalist SetsLong TakesHigh Contrast LightingDutch Angles
Costume and Set: Urban SetsPeriod-Accurate Costumes

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Directed by:

William Friedkin, Owen Roizman, William C. Gerrity

Produced by:

Philip D'Antoni, G. David Schine, Kenneth Utt

Composed by:

Don Ellis

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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

Bill Hickman

Mulderig

Arlene Farber

Angie Boca

André Ernotte

La Valle

Alan Weeks

Pusher

Charles McGregor

"Baldy" (uncredited)

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