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The French Connection (1971)

Directed by William Friedkin · Cinematography by Owen Roizman

R104 min64 frames

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Doyle is bad news—but a good cop.

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The French Connection (1971) movie still: establishing — A coastal town sits on a rocky hillside overlooking a curved road and sea. The…The French Connection (1971) movie still: wide — A passenger airplane is in flight against a gradient sunset sky with low clouds. The aircraft moves…The French Connection (1971) movie still: medium — A dimly lit nightclub with dark wooden arches and gold-textured pillars. Three performers in…The French Connection (1971) movie still: fullbody — A dark city storefront at night with products displayed in the glass window. A middle-aged man…The French Connection (1971) movie still: establishing — A stone fortress sits atop a rocky island surrounded by deep blue sea water. A lighthouse…The French Connection (1971) movie still: medium — Two men stand in a dimly lit, dark, and featureless space. They stare ahead with their faces…The French Connection (1971) movie still: establishing — An urban city street is framed beneath a massive metal elevated train track structure.…The French Connection (1971) movie still: medium — An interior shot of a 1970s sedan at night on a city street. Two men sit in the front seats while…The French Connection (1971) movie still: establishing — A dense urban hillside is covered in weathered multi-story houses and brick buildings. The…The French Connection (1971) movie still: closeup — A dimly lit indoor space with textured surfaces visible in the out-of-focus background. A…The French Connection (1971) movie still: establishing — A dark, unfinished basement with debris scattered across a wet, stained concrete floor. Two…The French Connection (1971) movie still: wide — A city street in the 1970s features a hotel marquee and yellow taxis. Steam rises from a manhole in…The French Connection (1971) movie still: medium — A dimly lit room with peeling paint features a large multi-pane glass window. A man in a hat…The French Connection (1971) movie still: medium — A small room features graffiti-covered walls and a damaged, textured patch of plaster. Two men…The French Connection (1971) movie still: medium — A man in a fedora stands in front of a sprawling elevated concrete highway system. Several other…The French Connection (1971) movie still: closeup — A white plastic tray sits on a dark surface containing a pile of white powder. A glass pipette…
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The French Connection — official trailer

What is The French Connection about?

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.

Where can you watch The French Connection?

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What does the cinematography of The French Connection look like?

Across 64 sampled frames, The French Connection builds its coverage from medium shots (45% of the sample), with wide compositions (23%) carrying much of the rest. Cinematographer Owen Roizman keeps 50% of it in soft, naturalistic light. 47% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. The production design places the film in the 1970s.

What is the color palette of The French Connection?

The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The French Connection (1971) are #2f2e2e, #525251, #0f0e10, #acacab, #d6d3ce, #73726f — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.

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  • #acacab
  • #d6d3ce
  • #73726f

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