The Connection
La French
Release: 2014-12-03
·Runtime: 135m
·★ 7.1
Thriller
Crime
Action
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.
Production Countries
Belgium
France
Production Companies
Gaumont
SCOPE Pictures
Légende Films
CNC
Ciné+
Canal+
La Wallonie
Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
RTBF
France 2 Cinéma
France Télévisions
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Céline Sallette
as Jacqueline Michel
Rosario Amedeo
as Charly
Coralie Amédéo
as Prostitute
Louis-Emmanuel Blanc
as Accused
Cathy Immelen
as Announcer Antenne 2
Éric Fraticelli
as CommissionerBianchi
Georges Fracass
as Natale
Guillaume Labbé
as Paul's salesman
Eric Marcel
as Chemist's Assistant (uncredited)
Gabriel Soler
as Policeman (uncredited)
Guy Hampartzoumian
as Boss of the bistro Le Phocéen
Patrick Descamps
as Attorney General of Marseille
Philippe Petit
as Prison guard
Arsène Mosca
as Worker of Peretti's house
Jean-Luc Bosso
as Guest at Krypton
Lexie Kendrick
as American voices (voice)
Gilles Lellouche
as Gaëtan 'Tany' Zampa
Myriem Akheddiou
as Ms. Aissani
Marco Panzani
as Repentant smuggler
Alexia Depicker
as Emergency physician
Chris Tomneer
as Policeman (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Sanchez
as Fabrizio Mandonato
Éric Godon
as Gaëtan Zampa's lawyer
John Flanders
as Director of the DEA
Rémi Pedevilla
as Head of the PJ
Frédéric Mastro
as Bouncer of Annabel's
Aran Bertetto
as Lieutenant of Tany
Florence Ben Sadoun
as Minister's Secretary
Xavier Alcan
as Policeman (uncredited)
Sophie Garagnon
as Girl at the beach
Eric Kabongo
as Jairzinho (non crédité)
Gérard Meylan
as CommissionerAngel Mariette
Alain Zef
as Jean-Claude Minassian
Olivier Cabassut
as Man from Pierre Michel's evening
Mourad Tahar Boussatha
as Drug cop
Erico Salamone
as Lieutenant of Tany
Pierre Lopez
as Jean Paci
Martial Bezot
as Martial Salin, 'Le gitan'
Jean-Marc Michelangeli
as Simon
Emmanuel Obre
as Young Goudes
Roger Guidone
as Mr. Paul
Erika Sainte
as Olivia
Olivier Benkemoun
as Journalist Antenne 2
Edmonde Franchi
as Boss of the Sainte-Anne bar
Guillaume Gouix
as Inspector José Alvarez
Cyril Lecomte
as Marco Da Costa
Georges Neri
as Charles Peretti
Kriz Chris Henri Harriz
as Guest at the cafe (uncredited)
Bruno Todeschini
as 'Le Banquier'
Dominic Gould
as John Cusack
Catherine Demaiffe
as Marie
Bérangère McNeese
as Nurse at Timone
Olivier Mellet
as Policeman of the PJ
Eric Collado
as Robert
Jean-Jérôme Esposito
as Lino
Christiane Conil
as Lily's mother
Charles Salvy
as Architect of Peretti's house
Eric de Montalier
as Serge, cop / Jogger
Jean Dujardin
as Judge Pierre Michel
Mélanie Doutey
as Christiane Zampa
Féodor Atkine
as Gaston Deferre
Moussa Maaskri
as Franky Manzoni
Pauline Burlet
as Lily Mariani
Barbara Cabrita
as Dora Meurisse
Kevin van Doorslaer
as DEA agent
Bernard Blancan
as Commissioner Lucien Aimé-Blanc
Gerald Papasian
as Maro Minassian
Jérome Care-Aulanier
as Cop
Benoît Magimel
as 'Le Fou'
Simon Ferrante
as Santo
Michel Bellier
as Casino director
Bernard Llopis
as Big guy from the bar
Elisabeth Beltram
as Girl at the beach
Paco Boublard
as Stéphane, cop
Crew
Jean-Philippe Moreaux
Production Design
Audrey Diwan
Writer
Guillaume Roussel
Original Music Composer
Coralie Amédéo
Casting
Alain Goldman
Producer
Kaatje Van Damme
Makeup Designer
Carine Sarfati
Costume Design
Cédric Deloche
Sound
Marc Doisne
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Cédric Jimenez
Writer, Director
Geneviève Lemal
Co-Producer
Saskia Verreycken
Prosthetic Designer
Elise Luguern
Music Supervisor
Laurent Tangy
Director of Photography
Sophie Reine
Editor