The French Connection

• The French Connection, a crime thriller film released in 1971, was directed by William Friedkin. • The movie is based on a true story, adapted from a novel of the same name by Robin Moore. • The film follows two detectives, Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, played by Gene Hackman, and Buddy "Cloudy" Russo, played by Roy Scheider, as they track down a heroin smuggler. • The investigation takes them from New York City to Paris... where they infiltrate a network of heroin dealers and smugglers. • The film's depiction of the police corruption and the cat-and-mouse game between the detectives and the smugglers was widely praised for its realism and authenticity.

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