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Rating: 9.5 stars

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drugs crime car chase new york city New York

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Seen on: 06/19/2012 (rewatch)

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The French Connection (1971)

Directed by William Friedkin

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Overview

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.

Rated R | Length 104 minutes

Actors

Gene Hackman | Roy Scheider | Fernando Rey | Tony Lo Bianco | Marcel Bozzuffi | Frédéric de Pasquale | Bill Hickman | Harold Gary | Arlene Farber | Al Fann | Alan Weeks | Eddie Egan | Charles McGregor | Randy Jurgensen | Patrick McDermott | Sonny Grosso | André Ernotte | Ann Rebbot | Benny Marino | Irving Abrahams | William Coke

Viewing Notes

I’ve been wanting to revisit Friedkin’s The French Connection for some time now, as it’d been years since I’d seen it. I’m happy to say it’s just as brilliant now as it was then. The tracking shots on the streets, the night cinematography, the near perfect editing, and the excellent, moderated use of music to underscore, add tension to, or emphasize a scene are all brilliant.

I especially liked the use of music (sometimes so brassy and bold and dirty it feels like a living breathing part of New York City) in some scenes, while others are left completely without any score, allowing the sound of the action to take over. The difference between the two is striking and the use of both in the same film to such an effective degree is masterful.

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