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The French Connection
A brutal maverick cop uses unconventional methods to smash a Franco-American drug ring operating in New York. This pacy, gritty thriller deservedly garnered five Oscars, including an award for film editor Jerry Greenberg's cutting of one of the most exciting car chases in cinema history.
Last on
Thu 20 Mar 2025
21:00
Credits
Role | Contributor |
---|---|
Buddy Russo | Roy Scheider |
Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle | Gene Hackman |
Sal Boca | Tony Lo Bianco |
Alain Charnier | Fernando Rey |
Director | William Friedkin |
Producer | Philip D'Antoni |
Writer | Ernest Tidyman |
Broadcasts
- Sat 18 Nov 2006 23:45ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One South, Wales & Scotland only
- Thu 14 Feb 2008 23:35ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One except Northern Ireland
- Fri 15 Feb 2008 00:05ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ One Northern Ireland
- Fri 16 Jun 2023 23:05ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two HD, England, Wales & Wales HD only
- Fri 16 Jun 2023 23:35ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two Northern Ireland & Northern Ireland HD only
- Thu 22 Jun 2023 22:05
- Sun 28 Jan 2024 22:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two England, HD, Wales & Wales HD only
- Mon 26 Aug 2024 22:30ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two HD, England, Wales & Wales HD only
- Thu 29 Aug 2024 21:00
- Sun 16 Mar 2025 22:00ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Two HD, England, Wales HD & Wales only
- Thu 20 Mar 2025 21:00
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