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Director
William Friedkin
Screenplay
Ernest Tidyman
Cinematography
Owen Roizman
Editing
Jerry Greenberg
Music
Don Ellis
Sound
Chris Newman, Theodore Soderberg
Producer
Philip D'Antoni
Production
Philip D’Antoni Productions [US]
Cast
Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frédéric de Pasquale
Synopsis
Two New York police officers, Buddy Rosso and Jimmy Doyle (the leading role that established Gene Hackman, with which he won his first Oscar), find themselves behind a drug trafficking network based in Marseille. Their clues lead them to two Frenchmen who have just arrived in the United States, but following the trail proves arduous. One of the most iconic crime films of the 1970s, winner of five Oscars and with a stellar Fernando Rey in a supporting role.
Format
DCP, Color
World Sales-Distribution
Park Circus
Filmography
William Friedkin
USA (1935-2023)
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:
2011 KILLER JOE
1980 CRUISING
1977 SORCERER
1973 THE EXORCIST
1971 THE FRENCH CONNECTION
USA (1935-2023)
SELECTED FILMOGRAPHY:
2011 KILLER JOE
1980 CRUISING
1977 SORCERER
1973 THE EXORCIST
1971 THE FRENCH CONNECTION
Festivals
Berlin
Notes
Restored Print
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