The French Connection
Summary: A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.
Release Date: October 09, 1971
Director:
William Friedkin
Runtime: 1 h 44 min
MPAA: R
Country: United States
Language: English
Movie budget: $ 1,800,000
Domestic: $ 51,700,000
International: $ 2,099
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