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

Rue Baussenque, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France ( street scenes )

912 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA ( "Rio Piedras" theater - actually the Broadway Theater - Santa Clause scene )

940 2nd Avenue, New York City, New York, USA ( scene where Charnier and Nicoli buy fruit and Popeye is watching )

177 Mulberry Street, New York City, New York, USA ( scene where Sal makes a drop in Little Italy )

Avenue De L'Amiral Ganteaume, Cassis, Bouches-du-Rhône, France ( Charnier's house )

The French Connection : building where Popeye Doyle lives
Marlboro Housing Project, Avenues V, W, and X off Stillwell Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, USA ( building where Popeye Doyle lives )

The French Connection : scene where Charnier and Nicoli watch the car being unloaded
Remsen Street, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA ( scene where Charnier and Nicoli watch the car being unloaded )

The French Connection : scene where the French cop with the bread walks
Rue des Moulins, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France ( scene where the French cop with the bread walks )

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

Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Manhattan is the most densely populated of New York City’s 5 boroughs. It's mostly made up of Manhattan Island, bounded by the Hudson, East and Harlem rivers. Among the world’s major commercial, financial and cultural centers, it’s the heart of “the Big Apple.” Its iconic sites include skyscrapers such as the Empire State Building, neon-lit Times Square and the theaters of Broadway.

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

Randall's Island, East River, New York City, New York, USA ( junkyard, drug deal )

50th Street and First Avenue, New York City, New York, USA ( where Doyle waits outside the restaurant )

Dover Street and Water Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA ( scene where Sal parks the Lincoln on Dover street by the Brooklyn Bridge )

The French Connection : car accident scene
Henry Hudson Parkway Route 9A at Junction 24, New York City, New York, USA ( car accident scene )

Triborough Bridge, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA ( Randall's Island toll bridge at the east end of 125th Street )

National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, USA ( Sal meets Charnier )

Notre-Dame de la Garde, Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France ( Catholic basilica on the hilltop )

New York City, New York, USA

New York City comprises 5 boroughs sitting where the Hudson River meets the Atlantic Ocean. At its core is Manhattan, a densely populated borough that’s among the world’s major commercial, financial and cultural centers. Its iconic sites include skyscrapers such as the Empire State Building and sprawling Central Park. Broadway theater is staged in neon-lit Times Square.

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