The French Connection Filming Locations

The French Connection filming locations

Where was The French Connection filmed? The French Connection was filmed in 53 locations across France, United States and Australia in the following places:

The French Connection Filming Locations

The French Connection : French Restaurant
Le Copain 891 1st Ave, New York City, New York, USA ( French Restaurant )

The French Connection :
La samaritaine - 2 Quai du Vieux-Port, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

The French Connection : chase scene
86th Street, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA ( chase scene )

Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France

Marseille, a port city in southern France, has been a crossroads of immigration and trade since its founding by the Greeks circa 600 B.C. At its heart is the Vieux-Port (Old Port), where fishmongers sell their catch along the boat-lined quay. Basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde is a Romanesque-Byzantine church. Modern landmarks include Le Corbusier’s influential Cité Radieuse complex and Zaha Hadid’s CMA CGM Tower.

Rue du Vallon des Auffes, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France ( opening scene )

Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USA ( roadbed )

91 Wyckoff Avenue, Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA ( Sal and Angie's diner )

Roosevelt Hotel - 45th Street & Madison Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Onderdonk Avenue, Ridgewood, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Wards Island, New York City, New York, USA ( the final shootout scene )

The French Connection : street scenes
Quai du Vieux Port, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France ( street scenes )

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Grand Central Station Shuttle, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

The French Connection : Charnier's hotel, Popeye waiting outside on Madison Ave
Westbury Hotel - 840 Madison Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA ( Charnier's hotel, Popeye waiting outside on Madison Ave )

The French Connection : opening scene: Charnier exits the restaurant
Chez Fonfon - 140 Rue du Vallon des Auffes, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France ( opening scene: Charnier exits the restaurant )

The French Connection : street scenes
Rue du Panier, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France ( street scenes )

The French Connection : Weinstock's apartment
82nd Street and Fifth Avenue, New York City, New York, USA ( Weinstock's apartment )

38th Street and Park Avenue, New York City, New York, USA ( Doral Park Avenue Hotel where Devereaux is staying ; car park where Sal takes the Lincoln )

The French Connection : scene where Sal and Angie emerge
Ratner's Restaurant, 138 Delancey Street, New York City, New York, USA ( scene where Sal and Angie emerge )

Ellery Street, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA ( Doyle and Russo beat a suspect )
The French Connection (1971)
Runtime: 104 minutes
Rating: 7.7
Release year: 1971
IMDB: tt0067116
Plot summary

A pair of NYPD detectives in the Narcotics Bureau stumble onto a heroin smuggling ring based in Marseilles, but stopping them and capturing their leaders proves an elusive goal.

Genres
Action
Crime
Drama
Cast
Gene Hackman
Fernando Rey
Roy Scheider
Tony Lo Bianco
Directors
William Friedkin
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The French Connection filming locations