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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Awards Dominance
Wins
Nominations
5 Oscar · 3 Golden Globe
Won
1972
Actor
Gene Hackman
Best Picture
Philip D'Antoni, Producer
Directing
William Friedkin
Film Editing
Jerry Greenberg
Writing (Screenplay--based on material from another medium)
Ernest Tidyman
Actor in a Supporting Role
Roy Scheider
Cinematography
Owen Roizman
Sound
Theodore Soderberg, Christopher Newman
1972
Best Director - Motion Picture
William Friedkin
Best Motion Picture - Drama
French Connection, The
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Gene Hackman
Best Screenplay - Motion Picture
Ernest Tidyman
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