The French Connection is a movie directed by William Friedkin in 1971 and based on the book The French Connection: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy by Robin Moore, first published in 1969. The movie features Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frédéric de Pasquale, and others.
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Storyline
In Marseille, an undercover police detective follows Alain Charnier, who runs the world’s largest heroin-smuggling syndicate. Charnier plans to smuggle $32 million worth of heroin into the United States by hiding it in the car of his unsuspecting friend, television personality Henri Devereaux, who is traveling to New York City by ship. Popeye notices Salvatore Boca and his young wife, Angie, entertaining mobsters involved in narcotics.
Movie vs Book
Year
1971
Minutes
104
Movie Rate
7.70
Source: IMDb
Movie
The French Connection
Director: William Friedkin
Country: USA
Year: 1971
Length: 1h44m
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Year
1969
Pages
309
Book Rate
7.18
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Book
The French Connection
Subtitle: A True Account of Cops, Narcotics, and International Conspiracy
Author: Robin Moore
Country: USA
First published in: 1969
Length: 309 pages
Genre: Non Fiction
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“I'm also a huge cinephile, and I have witnessed that to honor the book literally word-for-word never makes a good movie.”
ANDREW STANTON (Filmmaker)
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