The French Connection
1971
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Synopsis
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.
Key facts
Original language
English
Production companies
20th Century Studios
Home video distributors
20th Century Fox Video (United States)
Based on
The French Connection
Awards
Academy Award for Best Picture, Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay, National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
Setting
New York City, Brooklyn, Marseille
Filming locations
Marseille, New York City
Trailer
Stills
Reviews
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Festival History
- The Rio Grind Film Festival 2026
- Ravenna Nightmare Film Fest 2025 - Official Selection
- São Paulo International Film Festival 2016 generic
- Deauville Film Festival 2012 generic - La Nuit américaine
- Seattle International Film Festival 2012 generic
- Berlin International Film Festival 2004 generic
- BAFTA Awards 1973 generic ★ won: Best Actor (Gene Hackman), Best Editing (Gerald B. Greenberg). nominated: Best Film, Best Director, Best Sound
- Academy Awards 1972 academy_award
- Edgar Allan Poe Awards 1972 generic - Best Motion Picture Screenplay ★ Winner; writer(s): Ernest Tidyman
- National Board of Review 1972 generic
- Directors Guild of America 1971 generic ★ Winner
Titles
| Original title | The French Connection | |
| Québec French title | La Filière française | |
| Alternate title | Il Braccio violento della legge | |
| Alternate title | Brennpunkt New York | |
| Alternate title | Contra el imperio de la droga | |
| Alternate title | Contracto en Francia |
VHS & home video releases
| VHS | 20th Century Fox Video (cat. no. 1009) | 1992, United States, slipcase |
Versions & editions
| Home video VHS | United States | 1992 1009 |
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Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
