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The Connection

7.1/10
TMDB971 votes
Original: 135 min

Newly transferred to the bustling port city of Marseille to assist with a crackdown on organized crime, energetic young magistrate Pierre Michel is given a rapid-fire tutorial on the ins and outs of an out-of-control drug trade. Pierre's wildly ambitious mission is to take on the French Connection, a highly organized operation that controls the city's underground heroin economy and is overseen by the notorious —and reputedly untouchable— Gaetan Zampa. Fearless, determined and willing to go the distance, Pierre plunges into an underworld world of insane danger and ruthless criminals.

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About The Connection

Marseille 1975. To stop a dangerous drug lord, you need a dangerous cop.

The Connection (2014) is a film in the thriller, crime, action genres. Directed by . The cast includes Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette, Mélanie Doutey.

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Original language
Runtime
135 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Belgium, France
Production companies
Gaumont, SCOPE Pictures, Légende Films, France 2 Cinéma, RTBF
Writers
Audrey Diwan, Cédric Jimenez

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What is The Connection about?

Newly transferred to the bustling port city of Marseille to assist with a crackdown on organized crime, energetic young magistrate Pierre Michel is given a rapid-fire tutorial on the ins and outs of an out-of-control drug trade. Pierre's wildly ambitious mission is to take on the French Connection, a highly organized operation that controls the city's underground heroin economy and is overseen by the notorious —and reputedly untouchable— Gaetan Zampa. Fearless, determined and willing to go the distance, Pierre plunges into an underworld world of insane danger and ruthless criminals.

Who stars in The Connection?

Jean Dujardin, Gilles Lellouche, Céline Sallette, Mélanie Doutey, Benoît Magimel, Guillaume Gouix. See the cast cards above for character names.

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