Movie
The Connection
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2014-12-03
- Runtime
- 135 min
- Genres
- Thriller, Crime, Action
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Gaumont, SCOPE Pictures, Légende Films, France 2 Cinéma, RTBF
- Country
- Belgium, France
- Original language
- FR
Cast
- Jean Dujardin as Judge Pierre Michel
- Gilles Lellouche as Gaëtan 'Tany' Zampa
- Céline Sallette as Jacqueline Michel
- Mélanie Doutey as Christiane Zampa
- Benoît Magimel as 'Le Fou'
- Guillaume Gouix as Inspector José Alvarez
- Bruno Todeschini as 'Le Banquier'
- Féodor Atkine as Gaston Deferre
- Moussa Maaskri as Franky Manzoni
- Pierre Lopez as Jean Paci
- Eric Collado as Robert
- Cyril Lecomte as Marco Da Costa
Crew
- Cédric Jimenez - Director
- Audrey Diwan - Writer
- Cédric Jimenez - Writer
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