1 of THE iconic 70s films Part thriller police procedural & action flick
The French Connection is one of THE iconic films of the 1970s.<br /><br />The movie’s title comes from the actual drug trade that saw heroin shipped from Turkey to the southern French port of Marseille and then onto the United States. Hence the film starts in that southern French port with businessman Alin Charnier (Fernndo Rey) setting up a plan to ship a huge cache of heroin hidden inside a car to New York City with actor Henri Devereaux (Frederic de Pasquale) as the cover.<br /><br />In New York City two cops, Popeye Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider), just happen to come across Chanier completely by chance. That starts when they run into some mafiosos at the Copacabana they frequent. One of them is Sal Boca (Tony Lo Bianco). By following him they stumble upon Chanier.<br /><br />The movie is part thriller. What can the two cops find out about Boca and Chanier? It’s part police procedural. There is a lot of time spent sitting in cars staking out suspects, listening to wire taps, and tailing people through the streets and subways of New York. It’s part action including one of the greatest chase scenes when Popeye almost gets killed by Chanier’s hitman and then goes after him with a car while the hitman is in a train. That’s all what makes this a great movie. The procedural part for example, gives this movie a sense of realism. Cops don’t just come into big cases and work everything out right from the bat. There is a lot of hard work finding evidence, etc. The film also played with that aspect such as when Doyle is following Chanier and he keeps on getting off and on a waiting subway just to mess with Popeye.<br /><br />A note should also be made about the conclusion without giving it away. The message of the ending seems to be that the police don’t really care about big busts and getting the people responsible for bringing in the drugs to the U.S. This is something mentioned in real analyses of the war on drugs, and it's a very important element to be considered when viewing this movie.<br /><br />This movie has really stood up to the test of time and is always a joy to watch.<br />C
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Here is a brief synopsis of the title : A PAIR OF NEW YORK CITY COPS IN THE NARCOTICS BUREAU STUMBLE ONTO A DRUG SMUGGLING JOB WITH A FRENCH CONNECTION..