The Connection

"Marseille 1975. To stop a dangerous drug lord, you need a dangerous cop."

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Ratings & Reviews

7.1/10

12,905 votes

77/100

Fresh

67/100

Metascore

7.1/10

931 votes

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Average

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Awards & Recognition

Critical acclaim and industry honors

2 wins & 5 nominations total

Source: OMDB

Box Office Performance

Financial performance & earnings

Budget

$26.0M

Production Cost

Worldwide

$12.1M

Global Box Office

Domestic

$190,980

United States

Loss

$-13,937,559

ROI: -54%

Budget Recovery46% of budget

$0|Budget: $26.0M|Revenue: $12.1M

Popularity Trend(Wikipedia)

60-Day Views

2.8K

Daily Avg

7-Day Trend

-1%

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Filming Locations

Where this movie was filmed

Marseille

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Story Setting

Set In

Marseille

Time Period

19811975

Themes & Subjects

#frenchconnection

Extended Crew & Production

Cinematography

Laurent Tangy

Film Editing

Sophie Reine

Music / Score

Guillaume Roussel

Production Design

Jean-Philippe Moreaux

Production Companies

Gaumont

Distributors

Medusa Film

Technical Specifications

Color

color

Format

video on demand

Where to Watch The Connection

Available in 35 countries

Country	Stream	Free	Rent	Buy
United States of AmericaR	Fandor	Kanopy, Hoopla, Plex, Plex Channel, Fawesome	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home	Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
United Kingdom	MGM Plus Amazon Channel	—	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	Fandor	—	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video	Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, Amazon Video
Australia	—	—	Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube	Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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Age Ratings by Country

United StatesR

Germany16

FranceTP

Belgium16

Brazil16

Switzerland14

Denmark15

Ireland15

+3 more countries

Production

Director

Cédric Jimenez

Writers

Audrey Diwan, Cédric Jimenez

Production Companies

GaumontSCOPE PicturesLégende FilmsCNCCiné+Canal+

Cast

Jean Dujardin

Judge Pierre Michel

Gilles Lellouche

Gaëtan 'Tany' Zampa

Céline Sallette

Jacqueline Michel

Mélanie Doutey

Christiane Zampa

Benoît Magimel

'Le Fou'

Guillaume Gouix

Inspector José Alvarez

Bruno Todeschini

'Le Banquier'

Féodor Atkine

Gaston Deferre

Moussa Maaskri

Franky Manzoni

Pierre Lopez

Jean Paci

Eric Collado

Robert

Cyril Lecomte

Marco Da Costa

Tags & Keywords

judgedrug traffickingmarseille, francedrug tradedrug ring

External Links

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