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The French Connection
1971
ActionCrimeDramaThriller
A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection.
IMDB 7.7
RT 98%
Metacritic 94
StarsGene HackmanFernando ReyRoy ScheiderTony Lo Bianco
DirectorWilliam Friedkin
WriterErnest Tidyman (screenplay by)Robin Moore (based on the book by)
AwardsWon 5 Oscars
  • Best Adapted ScreenplayWinner
    Ernest Tidyman
  • Best Motion Picture of the YearWinner
    Philip D'Antoni
  • Best Achievement in Film EditingWinner
    Gerald B. Greenberg
  • Best Achievement in DirectingWinner
    William Friedkin
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading RoleWinner
    Gene Hackman
  • Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role
    Roy Scheider
  • Best Achievement in Cinematography
    Owen Roizman
  • Best Sound
    Theodore Soderberg, Christopher Newman
LanguageEnglishFrench
CountryUSA