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The Connection

2014-12-03 · 135 min · ★ 7.1

Thriller · Crime · Action

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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Production details

Directors
Cédric Jimenez
Production companies
Gaumont, SCOPE Pictures, Légende Films, France 2 Cinéma, RTBF
Countries
Belgium, France
Status
Released
Budget
USD 26,000,000
Revenue
USD 12,062,441

Top Cast

Jean DujardinJean DujardinJudge Pierre Michel
Gilles LelloucheGilles LelloucheGaëtan 'Tany' Zampa
Céline SalletteCéline SalletteJacqueline Michel
Mélanie DouteyMélanie DouteyChristiane Zampa
Benoît MagimelBenoît Magimel'Le Fou'
Guillaume GouixGuillaume GouixInspector José Alvarez
Bruno TodeschiniBruno Todeschini'Le Banquier'
Féodor AtkineFéodor AtkineGaston Deferre
Moussa MaaskriMoussa MaaskriFranky Manzoni
Pierre LopezPierre LopezJean Paci
Eric ColladoEric ColladoRobert
Cyril LecomteCyril LecomteMarco Da Costa
Jean-Pierre SanchezJean-Pierre SanchezFabrizio Mandonato
Georges NeriGeorges NeriCharles Peretti
Martial BezotMartial BezotMartial Salin, 'Le gitan'
Bernard BlancanBernard BlancanCommissioner Lucien Aimé-Blanc
Gérard MeylanGérard MeylanCommissionerAngel Mariette
Éric FraticelliÉric FraticelliCommissionerBianchi
Dominic GouldDominic GouldJohn Cusack
Pauline BurletPauline BurletLily Mariani

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