When does The French Connection come out in Spain?

The French Connection hits Spanish theaters on April 28, 1972.

How much did The French Connection gross?

The French Connection grossed $41.2M worldwide on a budget of $1.8M.

What is The French Connection based on?

The French Connection is based on The French Connection by Robin Moore.

Where was The French Connection filmed?

The French Connection was filmed in Marseille, New York City.

In what order should you watch the The French Connection saga?

The release order is: The French Connection (1971), French Connection II (1975).

The French Connection

Name: The French Connection
Director: William Friedkin
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1971-10-09
Duration: 1 h 44 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi

1971

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7.5/10

Release Date

09/10/1971

Popularity

🍅 Rotten Tomatoes

97%

🎬 Internet Movie Database

76%

Ⓜ️ Metacritic

94%

No rules or restrictions when Popeye lets loose!

New York, Brooklyn. Detective Jimmy Doyle, a sharp-nosed cop, follows the trail of a drug trafficking ring. He suspects that a candy store in the neighborhood is part of the operation and convinces his boss to wiretap the shop's phone line. Together with his partner Buddy Rosso, Doyle and his men keep watch on everyone who goes in and out. Soon, the candy store owner becomes the key piece, and his trail leads to two Frenchmen who have just arrived in the United States. Directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman.

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Facts about The French Connection

Releases, age ratings, box office, post-credit scenes and more.

Post-credits sceneNone

Spain releaseApril 28, 1972

Worldwide premiereOctober 7, 1971

Runtime1 h 44 min

Original languageEnglish

Original titleThe French Connection

CountryUnited States

Production companiesD'Antoni Productions, Schine-Moore Productions, 20th Century Fox

Budget$1.8M

Worldwide box office$41.2M

Return on investmentx22.9 Box office hit

Based onThe French Connection by Robin Moore

Trailer views698

More ratings

4.0/5Letterboxd74/100Trakt8.1/10Metacritic (público)4.0/4Roger Ebert

Awards for The French Connection

6total awards

8total nominations

Oscar 5 8 nom.

Awards won

1972Academy Award for Best Picture · Philip D'Antoni
1972Academy Award for Best Actor · Gene Hackman
1972Academy Award for Best Director · William Friedkin
1972Academy Award for Best Film Editing · Gerald B. Greenberg
1972Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay · Ernest Tidyman
—National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Nominations

1972Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
1972Academy Award for Best Actor
1972Academy Award for Best Director
1972Academy Award for Best Cinematography
1972Academy Award for Best Film Editing
1972Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

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1972Academy Award for Best Picture
1972Academy Award for Best Sound

The French Connection Cast

Gene HackmanJimmy "Popeye" Doyle

Roy ScheiderBuddy Russo

Fernando ReyAlain Charnier

Tony Lo BiancoSal Boca

Marcel BozzuffiPierre Nicoli

Frédéric de PasqualeDevereaux

Bill HickmanMulderig

Ann RebbotMarie Charnier

Harold GaryWeinstock

Arlene FarberAngie Boca

Eddie EganSimonson

André ErnotteLa Valle

Sonny GrossoKlein

Benny MarinoLou Boca

Patrick McDermottChemist

Alan WeeksPusher

Al FannInformant

Irving AbrahamsPolice Mechanic

Randy JurgensenPolice Sergeant

William CokeMotorman

Charles McGregor"Baldy" (uncredited)

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Cast of The French Connection by the numbers

44average cast age in years

3years of age gap between the leads

6%women in the cast

0%women in the crew

The youngest in the main cast: Arlene Farber, age 25 at release. The oldest: Harold Gary, at 65.

Cast ages at release

Gene Hackman42 years old
Roy Scheider39 years old
Fernando Rey54 years old
Tony Lo Bianco35 years old
Marcel Bozzuffi43 years old
Frédéric de Pasquale41 years old
Bill Hickman51 years old
Harold Gary65 years old
Arlene Farber25 years old

Cast heights

1.87 mGene Hackman
1.75 mTony Lo Bianco
1.75 mRoy Scheider

Crew

AddressWilliam Friedkin
WritingErnest Tidyman
MusicDon Ellis
PhotographyOwen Roizman
EditingGerald B. Greenberg
Costume designJoseph Fretwell III
CastingRobert Weiner
ProductionPhilip D'Antoni

Trivia about The French Connection

On April 26, 1968, a record amount of heroin was seized: 246 pounds, about 111.6 kilos, hidden in a Citroën DS that traveled to New York aboard the transatlantic liner SS France.

Fernando Rey landed his role through a case of mistaken identity. Friedkin had been impressed by Francisco Rabal in Buñuel's Belle de Jour, but he couldn't remember his name, so the casting director contacted Rey instead.

Friedkin initially opposed Gene Hackman and considered names like Paul Newman, who was ruled out because of his salary, or columnist Jimmy Breslin, who had never acted before. Breslin refused to drive a car.

According to cinematographer Owen Roizman, the camera was shot at 18 frames per second to heighten the sense of speed in the car chase.

The Blu-ray edition of 2009 changed the color grading to give it a colder look. Owen Roizman, who was not consulted, called the new copy "atrocious."

Some scenes at the shipyard show, in the background, the North Tower, already completed, and the South Tower, still under construction, making this one of the first films to feature the World Trade Center.

"The French Connection" won five Academy Awards in 1972 and became the first R-rated film to win the Best Picture Oscar.

The car chase was filmed without permission in Brooklyn, and William Friedkin claimed it nearly caused the deaths of the performers or other people.

Sources: Wikipedia (English)

Franchise Order French Connection - Colección

All movies in release order.

1The French Connection1971You are here
2French Connection II1975

What it's about The French Connection

drug dealernew york citypolice brutalitydrug smugglingundercover agentgangsterheroinmarseille, franceparanoianight lifeattempted murderdrug muletrain hijackingpolice stakeoutpolice pursuitpopeyeacademy award winner

What The French Connection is called in other countries

It was released in 36 countries, each in its own language.

SpainFrench Connection. Contra el imperio de la droga
FranceFrench Connection
GermanyBrennpunkt Brooklyn
ItalyIl braccio violento della legge
MexicoContacto en Francia
BrazilOperação França (1971)
PortugalOs Incorruptíveis Contra a Droga
Japanフレンチ・コネクション
South Korea더 프렌치 커넥션
China法国贩毒网
RussiaФранцузский связной
ArgentinaContacto en Francia

See the remaining 24 countries

BulgariaФренска връзка
CanadaLa Filière française
CroatiaFrancuska veza
CzechiaFrancouzská spojka: Štvanice
DenmarkDen franske forbindelse
EstoniaPrantsuse sidemees
FinlandKovaotteiset miehet
GreeceΟ Ανθρωπος από τη Γαλλία
Hong Kong霹靂神探
HungaryFrancia kapcsolat
Iranارتباط فرانسوی
Israelהקשר הצרפתי
LatviaFranču sakarnieks
LithuaniaPrancūzų ryšininkas
NorwayBrennpunkt New York
PolandFrancuski Łącznik
RomaniaConexiunea franceză
SerbiaФранцуска веза
SlovakiaFrancúzska spojka
SwedenFrench Connection - Lagens våldsamma män
Taiwan霹靂神探
Thailandมือปราบเพชรตัดเพชร
TurkeyKanunun Kuvveti
UkraineФранцузький зв’язковий

Where it was filmed The French Connection

FilmingWhere the story takes place

Filming locations

Where the Story Takes Place

Quotes by The French Connection

All right, Popeye's here! Get your hands on your heads, get off the bar, and get on the wall!
All right! You put a shiv in my partner. You know what that means? Goddammit! All winter long I got to listen to him gripe about his bowling scores. Now I'm gonna bust your ass for those three bags and I'm gonna nail you for picking your feet in Poughkeepsie.

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