The French Connection

"Doyle is bad news—but a good cop."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.5/10

2,070 votes

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

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Wins

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Nominations

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Academy Awards

🏆 5 wins•📋 3 nominations

Won

Best Actor

Best Film Editing

Best Director

Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay

Best Picture

Nominated

Best Cinematography

Best Sound

Best Supporting Actor

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Other Awards

🏆 1 win

Won

National Board of Review: Top Ten Films

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$1.8M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$41.2M

Global Box Office

Profit

+$39.4M

ROI: +2189%

Budget Recovery2289% of budget

$0|Budget: $1.8M|Revenue: $41.2M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

78.6K

Daily Avg

1.3K

7-Day Trend

-3%

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Wikipedia

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The French Connection

literary work

Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Marseille

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Story Setting

Set In

BrooklynNew York CityMarseille

Series & Franchise

Timeline

This Movie

Sequel

French Connection II

1975

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Owen Roizman

Film Editing

Gerald B. Greenberg

Music / Score

Don Ellis

Production Companies

20th Century Studios

Distributors

20th Century StudiosNetflixDisney+

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The French Connection

Available in 82 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	—	—	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom18	Disney Plus	—	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube	Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, Sky Store, YouTube
Canada	Disney Plus, Hollywood Suite, Hollywood Suite Amazon Channel	—	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
AustraliaR 18+	Disney Plus	—	—	Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube
India	—	—	Google Play Movies, YouTube	Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

United Kingdom18

AustraliaR 18+

Germany16

FranceTP

Belgium18

Brazil14

CZ15+

+10 more countries

Production

Director

William Friedkin

Writers

Ernest Tidyman, Robin Moore

Production Companies

D'Antoni ProductionsSchine-Moore Productions20th Century Fox

Cast

Gene Hackman

Jimmy Doyle

Roy Scheider

Buddy Russo

Fernando Rey

Alain Charnier

Tony Lo Bianco

Sal Boca

Marcel Bozzuffi

Pierre Nicoli

Frédéric de Pasquale

Devereaux

Bill Hickman

Mulderig

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Ann Rebbot

Marie Charnier

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Harold Gary

Weinstock

Arlene Farber

Angie Boca

Eddie Egan

Simonson

André Ernotte

La Valle

Tags & Keywords

drug dealernew york citypolice brutalitydrug smugglingundercover agentgangsterheroinmarseille, franceparanoianight lifeattempted murderdrug muletrain hijackingpolice stakeoutpolice pursuit

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