The French Connection

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.

Year

1971

Movie time

104 min

Directed by

William Friedkin

Cast

Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey

7.7/10

IMDB

98%

Rotten Tomatoes

94/100

Metacritic

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