Bibliograph

The connection, Gaumont ; Légende Films ; France 2 Cinema [and others] ; written by Audrey Diwan & Cédric Jimenez ; directed by Cédric Jimenez

Type

Label

The connection, Gaumont ; Légende Films ; France 2 Cinema [and others] ; written by Audrey Diwan & Cédric Jimenez ; directed by Cédric Jimenez

Language

fre

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

MPAA rating: R; for strong violence, drug content and language

Main title

The connection

Responsibility statement

Gaumont ; Légende Films ; France 2 Cinema [and others] ; written by Audrey Diwan & Cédric Jimenez ; directed by Cédric Jimenez

Runtime

135

Series statement

Drafthouse Films, 31

Summary

Marseille. 1975. Pierre Michel, a young magistrate with a wife and children, has just been transferred to help in the crack-down on organized crime. He decides to take on French Connection, a Mafia-run operation that exports heroin the world over. Paying heed to no one's warnings, he leads a one-man campaign against Mafia kingpin Gaetan Zampa, the most untouchable godfather of them all. But Pierre Michel will soon understand that to get results, he will have to change his methods

Technique

live action

Contributor