The French Connection Movie

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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.

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Tagline

- A $32,000,000 chase turns into the American thriller of the year!

Doyle is bad news - but a good cop.

- The time is right for an out and out thriller like this.

There are no rules and no holds barred when Popeye cuts loose!

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Movie Info

Year:
1971
IMDB Rating:
7.8
IMDB Votes:
13724
Countries:
USA
Genres:
Action, Thriller, Crime, Drama
Tags:
Automobile, Chase, Murder, Subway, Train, Police, Police officer killed, Shootout, Handcuffs, Railcar

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