Now, before we get into what you need to know of how you can watch 'The French Connection' right now, here are some quick facts about the D'Antoni Productions, Schine-Moore Productions, 20th Century Fox action flick. The French Connection starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco has a R rating, a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min. The release date of the movie is October 9th, 1971. The movie received a user score of 75/100 on TMDb, which was calculated from reviews from 2,043 community users.
Need a fast recap before watching? Here's the plot: "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."
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'The French Connection' Release Dates
Watch in Movie Theaters on October 9th, 1971
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September 25th, 2001
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"The French Connection" is based on Robin Moore's 1969 book of the same name. Both films tell the story of NYPD detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, in pursuit of french heroin smugglers.










