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Summary:
This gritty, fast-paced, and innovative police drama earned five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay (written by Ernest Tidyman), and Best Actor (Gene Hackman). Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (Hackman) and his partner, Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider), are New York City police detectives on narcotics detail, trying to track down the source of heroin from ... Full Summary >>

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Cast:
Gene Hackman - (Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle)
Fernando Rey - (Alain Charnier)
Roy Scheider - (Buddy Russo)
Tony Lo Bianco - (Sal Boca)
Marcel Bozzuffi - (Pierre Nicoli)
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Review:
The French Connection became the blueprint for many action films that followed and, as such, is regarded among the most influential films of its era. Oscar winner Gene Hackman plays the prototype psycho cop, overly dedicated to results even when it means disregarding public safety and common sense. His partner (Roy Scheider) is the good... Continue >>

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