

The Connection
2014-12-03 · 135 min · ★ 7.1
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 DujardinJudge Pierre Michel
Gilles LelloucheGaëtan 'Tany' Zampa
Céline SalletteJacqueline Michel
Mélanie DouteyChristiane Zampa
Benoît Magimel'Le Fou'
Guillaume GouixInspector José Alvarez
Bruno Todeschini'Le Banquier'
Féodor AtkineGaston Deferre
Moussa MaaskriFranky Manzoni
Pierre LopezJean Paci
Eric ColladoRobert
Cyril LecomteMarco Da Costa
Jean-Pierre SanchezFabrizio Mandonato
Georges NeriCharles Peretti
Martial BezotMartial Salin, 'Le gitan'
Bernard BlancanCommissioner Lucien Aimé-Blanc
Gérard MeylanCommissionerAngel Mariette
Éric FraticelliCommissionerBianchi
Dominic GouldJohn Cusack
Pauline BurletLily MarianiTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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