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Quick Info

Rating

7.5/10

Release1971

Runtime1h 44m

StatusReleased

Budget$1,800,000

Revenue$41,200,000

Production

D'Antoni Productions

Schine-Moore Productions

20th Century Fox

Movie

The French Connection

1971

1h 44m

7.5

Action

Crime

Thriller

Synopsis

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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