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The French Connection

BBC One
on BBC One London

Classic Oscar-winning thriller starring Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider
Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, a relentlessly tough New York policeman, becomes obsessed with smashing a narcotics ring operating between Marseilles and America. But his investigation gradually puts him at odds with his superiors.
SEE FILMS pages 31-37

Contributors

Director:
William Friedkin
Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle:
Gene Hackman
Alain Charnier:
Fernando Rey
Buddy Russo:
Roy Scheider
Sal Boca:
Tony Lo Bianco
Pierre Nicoli:
Marcel Bozzuffi
Devereaux:
Frederic de Pasquale
Mutderig:
Bill Hickman
Source: Radio Times

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