The Connection
“Marseille 1975. To stop a dangerous drug lord, you need a dangerous cop.”
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.
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Cast
89 people
Jean Dujardin
Judge Pierre Michel
Known for
The Artist
The Wolf of Wall Street
Gilles Lellouche
Gaëtan 'Tany' Zampa
Known for
The Stronghold
C'est la vie!
Céline Sallette
Jacqueline Michel
Known for
The Returned
Rust and Bone
Mélanie Doutey
Christiane Zampa
Known for
The 7 Lives of Lea
Never on the First Night
Benoît Magimel
'Le Fou'
Known for
Little White Lies
The Piano Teacher
Guillaume Gouix
Inspector José Alvarez
Known for
The Returned
The Crew
Bruno Todeschini
'Le Banquier'
Known for
Delicacy
Jealous
Féodor Atkine
Gaston Deferre
Known for
The Pillars of the Earth
Rosemary's Baby
Moussa Maaskri
Franky Manzoni
Known for
Stillwater
Blood Coast
Pierre Lopez
Jean Paci
Known for
The Stronghold
MILF
Eric Collado
Robert
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Cyril Lecomte
Marco Da Costa
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Cédric Jimenez Director · Audrey Diwan Writer Guillaume Roussel Composer
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $26M · United States release May 15, 2015
Box office
Budget
$26,000,000
Worldwide gross
$12,062,441
Gross vs. budget
0.5×
Production
Gaumont
Production · Studio
SCOPE Pictures
Production
Légende Films
Production
France 2 Cinéma
Production
RTBF
Production
Belgium · France
Produced in
Languages
Original title
La French
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
Canada · September 10, 2014
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Belgium · December 3, 2014
Theatrical
United States · May 15, 2015
Theatrical
United States
March 7, 2015 · Premiere · Rendezvous with French Cinema
Argentina
March 17, 2016 · Theatrical
Brazil
August 11, 2016 · Theatrical
Canada
April 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Denmark
September 24, 2015 · Theatrical
Estonia
June 12, 2015 · Theatrical
France
November 15, 2014 · Premiere · Sarlat Film Festival
December 3, 2014 · Theatrical
April 3, 2015 · Physical · DVD & Blu-Ray
April 8, 2015 · Digital · VOD
May 30, 2022 · Digital · Prime Video
August 5, 2022 · Digital · Disney+
September 15, 2022 · Digital · Netflix
September 3, 2026 · TV · T18
Germany
June 26, 2015 · Premiere · Munich International Film Festival
September 24, 2015 · Physical · DVD/BD
Greece
January 29, 2015 · Theatrical
Ireland
March 22, 2015 · Premiere · Jameson Dublin International Film Festival
Israel
August 20, 2015 · Theatrical
Italy
March 26, 2015 · Theatrical
Japan
October 23, 2014 · Premiere · Tokyo International Film Festival
March 2, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Latvia
June 12, 2015 · Theatrical
Lithuania
June 19, 2015 · Theatrical
Netherlands
October 31, 2015 · Premiere · Leiden International Film Festival
North Macedonia
June 20, 2015 · Premiere · French Film Festival in Macedonia
Norway
April 1, 2016 · Theatrical
Philippines
June 5, 2015 · Theatrical
Poland
June 12, 2015 · Theatrical
Portugal
July 2, 2015 · Theatrical
South Korea
March 30, 2018 · Theatrical
Spain
November 20, 2015 · Limited theatrical
Sweden
November 9, 2014 · Premiere · Stockholm International Film Festival
February 29, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Switzerland
December 3, 2014 · Theatrical
Türkiye
April 17, 2015 · Theatrical
Ukraine
May 28, 2015 · Theatrical
United Arab Emirates
October 30, 2014 · Premiere · Abu Dhabi Film Festival
United Kingdom
May 28, 2015 · Limited theatrical
Uruguay
June 9, 2016 · Theatrical
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