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The French Connection

The French Connection

Oct 9, 1971
104 min
ActionCrimeThriller
7.5/ 10
2,022 votes

Overview

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.

Ratings & Reviews

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TMDB
7.5/10
2,022 votes
IMDB
7.7/10
144,792 votes
Rotten Tomatoes
97%
Tomatometer
Metacritic
M
94/100
Metascore

Media

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Performance & Recognition

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Box Office & Budget

Budget$1,800,000Production cost
Box Office$41,200,000Worldwide gross
Profit$39,400,000Profitable
ROI
+2188.9%Return on investment
US Box Office$51,700,000Domestic earnings

Awards & Nominations

Won 5 Oscars. 22 wins & 13 nominations total

Details

Production information

"Doyle is bad news—but a good cop."

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$1,800,000

Revenue

$41,200,000

Production Companies

French Connection CollectionD'Antoni ProductionsSchine-Moore Productions20th Century Fox

Cast & Crew

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