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