Narcotics cop Popeye Doyle pits his wits against an international drugs ring attempting to infiltrate New York, despite official warnings to back off... All-time great action thriller (with a remarkable car chase below the elevated railway!).
Directed by
William Friedkin
Written by
Robin Moore (novel) Ernest Tidyman (screenplay) Howard Hawks (uncredited) Edward M. Keyes (novel) (uncredited)
Starring
Gene Hackman (Det. Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle); Fernando Rey (Alain Charnier); Roy Scheider (Det. Buddy 'Cloudy' Russo); Tony Lo Bianco (Salvatore 'Sal' Boca); Marcel Bozzuffi (Pierre Nicoli, Hit Man); Frédéric de Pasquale (Henri Devereaux); Bill Hickman (Bill Mulderig); Ann Rebbot (Mrs. Marie Charnier); Harold Gary (Joel Weinstock); Arlene Farber (Angie Boca); Eddie Egan (Walt Simonson); André Ernotte (La Valle); Sonny Grosso (Bill Klein). Please contact SFC to add other cast members and characters.
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