The French Connection Not rated yet! The French Connection 19711 h 44 min Click an icon to see more Overview A pair of NYC cops in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a French connection. Metadata Director William Friedkin Runtime 1 h 44 min Release Date 7 October 1971 Details Movie Media — Movie Status — Movie Rating — Images No images were imported for this movie. Actors Starring: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frédéric de Pasquale, Bill Hickman, Harold Gary, Arlene Farber, Eddie Egan, Sonny Grosso