


The French Connection (1971)
The French Connection
Two tough New York cops use unorthodox methods to try to break an international drug ring. When their information leads them to place a candy store under surveillance, they discover the owners are the American agents for a French kingpin planning to ship millions of dollars worth of heroin into the US. Oscar-winning fact-based thriller, starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey and Tony Lo Bianco
The French Connection airs on BBC Four HD at 9:00 PM, Thursday 20 March. (Subtitles, audio description.)
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Certificate
18
Topics
Movie ➝ Drama
Detective ➝ Thriller
Factual
Police ➝ Crime Drama
Gene Hackman
Actor
Fernando Rey
Actor
Roy Scheider
Actor