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The Connection
“Marseille 1975. To stop a dangerous drug lord, you need a dangerous cop.”
71%
Movie
2h 15m
AI Analysis
The Connection (2014) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of The Connection (2014) — a movie tagged as Thriller, Crime, and Action with tense moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 organize… Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~135 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate The Connection 71% (942 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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Synopsis
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.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2014-12-03
- Runtime
- 2h 15m
- TMDB rating
- 7.1
- TMDB ID
- 197950
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What is The Connection about?
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 o... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
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How long is the movie The Connection?
The official runtime for The Connection is approximately 135 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Jean Dujardin
Judge Pierre Michel
Gilles Lellouche
Gaëtan 'Tany' Zampa
Céline Sallette
Jacqueline Michel
Mélanie Doutey
Christiane Zampa
Benoît Magimel
'Le Fou'
Guillaume Gouix
Inspector José Alvarez
Bruno Todeschini
'Le Banquier'
Féodor Atkine
Gaston Deferre
Moussa Maaskri
Franky Manzoni
Pierre Lopez
Jean Paci
Eric Collado
Robert
Cyril Lecomte
Marco Da Costa
Jean-Pierre Sanchez
Fabrizio Mandonato
Georges Neri
Charles Peretti
Martial Bezot
Martial Salin, 'Le gitan'
Bernard Blancan
Commissioner Lucien Aimé-Blanc
Gérard Meylan
CommissionerAngel Mariette
Éric Fraticelli
CommissionerBianchi
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