Principal cast
Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco and Marcel Bozzuffi
Film 70 of 498 on the Screen Path
The French Connection
Doyle is bad news—but a good cop.
About the film
The French Connection at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1971 film at stop 70 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
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.
Key craft credits
Owen Roizman (director of photography), Gerald B. Greenberg (editor), Don Ellis (original music composer), Ernest Tidyman (screenplay) and Ben Kasazkow (art direction)
- Director
- William Friedkin
- Release
- 1971-10-09
- Runtime
- 104 minutes
- Genres
- Action, Crime and Thriller
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 25 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 25 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
25 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
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Full cast
- Gene HackmanCharacter: Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
- Roy ScheiderCharacter: Buddy Russo
- Fernando ReyCharacter: Alain Charnier
- Tony Lo BiancoCharacter: Sal Boca
- Marcel BozzuffiCharacter: Pierre Nicoli
- Frédéric de PasqualeCharacter: Devereaux
- Bill HickmanCharacter: Mulderig
- Ann RebbotCharacter: Marie Charnier
- Harold GaryCharacter: Weinstock
- Arlene FarberCharacter: Angie Boca
- Eddie EganCharacter: Simonson
- André ErnotteCharacter: La Valle
Full crew
Full crew
- William FriedkinCredits: Director
- Edward GarzeroCredits: Set Decoration
- Owen RoizmanCredits: Director of Photography
- Ben KasazkowCredits: Art Direction
- Ernest TidymanCredits: Screenplay
- Gerald B. GreenbergCredits: Editor
- Philip D'AntoniCredits: Producer
- Irving BuchmanCredits: Makeup Artist
- Kenneth UttCredits: Associate Producer
- William C. GerrityCredits: Assistant Director
- Bill HickmanCredits: Stunt Coordinator, Stunt Double
- G. David SchineCredits: Executive Producer
- Nicholas SgarroCredits: Script Supervisor
- Joseph Fretwell IIICredits: Costume Design
- Terence A. DonnellyCredits: Assistant Director
- Sass BedigCredits: Special Effects
- Robin MooreCredits: Book
- Paul GanapolerCredits: Unit Production Manager
- Theodore SoderbergCredits: Sound
- Chris NewmanCredits: Sound
- Robert WeinerCredits: Casting
- Sonny GrossoCredits: Technical Advisor
- Jerry SummersCredits: Stunt Driver
- Joe ProntoCredits: Stunts
- Alex StevensCredits: Stunts
- Harry DaleyCredits: Stunts
- Cliff CudneyCredits: Stunts
- George FisherCredits: Stunts
- Fred J. LincolnCredits: Stunts
- Carey LoftinCredits: Stunt Driver
- Joe FinneganCredits: Stunts
- Hal NeedhamCredits: Stunts
- Robert WardCredits: Key Grip
- Don EllisCredits: Original Music Composer, Conductor
- Eddie EganCredits: Other, Technical Advisor
- Norman GayCredits: Associate Editor
- Fat ThomasCredits: Other
- William WardCredits: Electrician
- Enrique BravoCredits: Camera Operator
- Thomas WrightCredits: Property Master
- Joseph W. DehnCredits: Wardrobe Supervisor
- Florence FoyCredits: Wardrobe Supervisor
- Ron WalshCredits: Assistant Director
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