from 20th Century Fox
Directed by
William Friedkin
Starring
Gene Hackman (Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle)
Fernando Rey (Alain Charnier)
Roy Scheider (Buddy Russo)
Tony Lo Bianco (Sal Boca)
Marcel Bozzuffi (Pierre Nicoli)
Frederic de Pasquale (Devereaux)
Bill Hickman (Mulderig)
Ann Rebbot (Marie Charnier)
Harold Gary (Weinstock)
Arlene Farber (Angie Boca)
Eddie Egan (Simonson)
Andre Ernotte (La Valle)
Sonny Grosso (Klein)
Benny Marino (Lou Boca)
Pat McDermott (Chemist)
Alan Weeks (Drug Pusher)
Al Fann (Informant)
Irvng Abrahams (Police Mechanic)
Randy Jurgensen (Police Sergeant)
William Coke (Motorman)
Maureen Mooney (Bicycle Girl)
Robert Weil (Auctioneer)
Written by
Ernest Tidyman
Robin Moore (novel)
Rated: 
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 This account
of one of the largest U.S. drug busts at the time, loosely based
on a true story and Moore's book, features one of the most famous
chase scenes in film history as cars careen below the elevated
train tracks dodging city traffic. The chase begins when a pair
of hard-boiled New York City narcotics detectives, Jimmy 'Popeye'
Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider), uncover
an elaborate heroin smuggling ring headed by a French crime boss.
Hackman makes a lasting impression as tough-guy cop Popeye Doyle.
Wunderkind Friedkin made his commercial breakthrough and won
an Oscar for Best Director.
Sequel: The French Connection II (1975), directed by John
Frankenheimer
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