The French Connection (1971)

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Synopsis

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.

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Where does The French Connection rank today?
The JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts are calculated by user activity within the last 24 hours. This includes clicking on a streaming offer, adding a title to a watchlist, and marking a title as 'seen'. This includes data from ~1.7 million movie & TV show fans per day.

The French Connection is 1105 on the JustWatch Daily Streaming Charts today. The movie has moved up the charts by 12 places since yesterday. In the United States, it is currently more popular than The Nightcomers but less popular than Schumacher '94 – The Birth of a Legend.

Rank		Title
1101.		From Paris with Love	-58
1102.		Escapee	+1
1103.		Noseeums	-23
1104.		Schumacher '94 – The Birth of a Legend	-59
1105.		The French Connection	+12
1106.		The Nightcomers	-23
1107.		Slanted	-22
1108.		The Cell	-5
1109.		Premarital	-11

Streaming charts last updated: 01:12, 10/08/2026

Cast

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle

Roy Scheider

Roy Scheider

Buddy Russo

Fernando Rey

Fernando Rey

Alain Charnier

Tony Lo Bianco

Tony Lo Bianco

Sal Boca

Marcel Bozzuffi

Marcel Bozzuffi

Pierre Nicoli

Frédéric de Pasquale

Frédéric de Pasquale

Devereaux

Bill Hickman

Bill Hickman

Mulderig

Ann Rebbot

Ann Rebbot

Marie Charnier

Harold Gary

Harold Gary

Weinstock

Arlene Farber

Arlene Farber

Angie Boca

Eddie Egan

Eddie Egan

Simonson

André Ernotte

André Ernotte

La Valle

Sonny Grosso

Sonny Grosso

Klein

Benny Marino

Benny Marino

Lou Boca

Patrick McDermott

Patrick McDermott

Chemist

Alan Weeks

Alan Weeks

Pusher

Al Fann

Al Fann

Informant

Irving Abrahams

Irving Abrahams

Police Mechanic

Randy Jurgensen

Randy Jurgensen

Police Sergeant

William Coke

William Coke

Motorman

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