1971 | DIRECTED BY WILLIAM FRIEDKIN

The French Connection

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Year
1971

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Gene Hackman

Fernando Rey

Roy Scheider

Tony Lo Bianco

Marcel Bozzuffi

Frederic De Pasquale

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First viewed:
2nd Apr 2016

Last viewed:
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Total views:
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$51.7 Million

Cinema Tickets Sold

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31.3 Million aprox.

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Directed by
	William Friedkin

Starring
Gene Hackman
Fernando Rey
Roy Scheider
Tony Lo Bianco
Marcel Bozzuffi
Frederic De Pasquale
Bill Hickman

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Films in series

The French Connection / 1971

Directed By

William Friedkin

Starring

Gene Hackman • Fernando Rey • Roy Scheider

US gross: $51,700,000

French Connection II / 1975

Directed By

John Frankenheimer

Starring

Gene Hackman • Fernando Rey • Bernard Fresson

UK gross: £1,377,767

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