Synopsis
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.
Movie Information
- Director
- William Friedkin
- Writers
- Ernest Tidyman
- Release Year
- 1971
- Runtime
- 104 minutes
- Genre
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- Language
- EN
- Country
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
- Rating
- 7.5 / 10 (2,199 votes)
Top Cast
Gene Hackman
Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
Roy Scheider
Buddy Russo
Fernando Rey
Alain Charnier
Tony Lo Bianco
Sal Boca
Marcel Bozzuffi
Pierre Nicoli
Frédéric de Pasquale
Devereaux
Bill Hickman
Mulderig
Ann Rebbot
Marie Charnier
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