The French Connection

1971 · 104 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 142,303 VOTES · DIR. William Friedkin

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Overview

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.

Dialogue Timeline — 596 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:03:27 Merry Christmas!
00:06:02 When´s the last time you picked your feet? Who´s your connection, Willie?
00:09:55 - Never trust a nigger. - He could´ve been white.
00:11:11 * Everybody gets to go to the moon
00:13:02 * Everybody´s goin´ to the moon
00:16:07 (Jimmy) Relax. You´re havin´ fun, ain´t you?
00:23:34 l don´t care if he hears it. Will you do it for me?
00:25:28 Hey, did you drop that? Pick it up.
00:27:03 All right, put it on the bar.
00:28:39 - Never heard of him. - What about his wife Angie?
00:30:31 You grab a bellhop because he´s got three joints in his sock?
00:33:09 Here´s the warrants and the court order for the wire tap. Judge gave you 60 days.
00:36:20 What happened?
00:39:44 l don´tknow where l´m gonna fiinda pizzajoint open.
00:43:45 (Doyle) You take Sal. l´ll take the beard.
01:00:05 89 per cent pure junk. Best l´ve ever seen.
01:01:40 What about you, Sal? Are you everything they say you are?
01:09:49 Why do you think l asked you to meet me in Washington?
01:15:26 (train approaching)
01:21:28 Stop!
01:30:06 - Just runnin´ around. - Who sent you down here? Don´t talk back.
01:33:22 We were told by the police commissioner that the car was brought to this garage.
01:36:05 lt´s right over here. You´re lucky this time. lt´s in perfect shape.
04:00:04 Sold to the gentleman for $40.

Cast & Characters

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed596
Dialogue density5.7 lines / min
First line00:03:27
Final line04:00:04

Production Record

DirectorWilliam Friedkin
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1,800,000
Revenue$41,200,000
IMDb votes142,303