The French Connection

1971 · Directed by William Friedkin

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.

action crime thriller

Cast: Roy Scheider, Gene Hackman, Bill Hickman, Sonny Grosso, Arlene Farber, Frédéric de Pasquale, Tony Lo Bianco, Fernando Rey, Al Fann, Randy Jurgensen

Rating: 7.543/10 from 1,442 votes