Movie · 104 min · R · act, crm, drm, trl
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.
Where to watch The French Connection
Available on 10 platforms across 7 countries.
Chart positions today
Currently charting in 6 countries, best placed at #592 in New Zealand.
- New Zealand #592
- Slovakia #643
- Switzerland #653
- Ireland #681
- Belgium #758
- Denmark #776
Available languages
Audio: ES-419, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, PT-BR, Spanish
Subtitles: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, ES-419, English, Finnish, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, PT-BR, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish
Chart history
The French Connection has spent 1 days in a top 3, 5 days in a top 10 and 35 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #1.
Cast
Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frédéric de Pasquale, Bill Hickman, Ann Rebbot, Harold Gary, Arlene Farber, Eddie Egan, André Ernotte, Sonny Grosso, Benny Marino, Patrick McDermott, Alan Weeks, Al Fann, Irving Abrahams
Crew
William Friedkin (director), Ernest Tidyman (screenplay), Philip D'Antoni (producer)
Awards
7 wins from 15 nominations.
- Academy Award for Best Picture 1972 — won
- Academy Award for Best Director 1972 — won
- Academy Award for Best Actor 1972 — won
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing 1972 — won
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 1972 — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films — won
- Academy Award for Best Actor 1972 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Film Editing 1972 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Sound 1972 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay 1972 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor 1972 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Cinematography 1972 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Picture 1972 — nominated
- Academy Award for Best Director 1972 — nominated