French Connection
Paris-to-elsewhere relationship
French Connection refers to the heroin trafficking route from Turkey through France to the United States, active from the 1930s through the 1970s.
The term gained wide recognition from the 1971 film depicting New York detectives pursuing smugglers.
It now appears as a name for businesses, particularly the British clothing retailer FCUK (French Connection UK).
Illegal addictive opiate
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- drug traffickingIllegal distribution of controlled substances
- MarseilleMajor southern French seaport
cartel · bust · undercover · DEA · contraband · organized crime · syndicate · racketeering
- car chaseHigh-speed vehicular pursuit
- OscarAcademy's golden award
- 1970sFourth decade, twentieth century
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
New York City · subway · gritty · heroin · smuggling · detective · undercover · stakeout
One who plans appearances
- apparelClothing collectively
- boutiqueSmall specialized retail shop
- BritishOf the United Kingdom
- retailSales to end users
trendy · style · collection · garments · accessories · label · catalogue · shop
Formal union of parties
- World War IFirst global military conflict
- Franco-AmericanPertaining to both nations
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
- militaryArmed forces collectively
cooperation · Lafayette · colonial · revolutionary · bilateral · transatlantic · entente · solidarity
heroin
Illegal addictive opiate
- smugglingIllegal covert transport
- narcoticsDrugs inducing sleep, numbness
- drug traffickingIllegal distribution of controlled substances
Marseille · cartel · bust · undercover · DEA · contraband · organized crime · syndicate · racketeering · informant
Gene Hackman
- car chaseHigh-speed vehicular pursuit
- OscarAcademy's golden award
- 1970sFourth decade, twentieth century
thriller · New York City · subway · gritty · heroin · smuggling · detective · undercover · stakeout · surveillance
designer
One who plans appearances
retail · trendy · style · collection · garments · accessories · label · catalogue · shop · merchandise
alliance
Formal union of parties
- World War IFirst global military conflict
- Franco-AmericanPertaining to both nations
- diplomacyNegotiation between nations
military · cooperation · Lafayette · colonial · revolutionary · bilateral · transatlantic · entente · solidarity · wartime
- Brandy CocktailsBrandy Alexander, Sidecar, Stinger, B and B, Between the Sheets
- Crime SyndicatesCosa Nostra, Five Families, Sicilian Mafia, Medellin Cartel, Irish Mob
- MarseilleMarseillaise, Museum of Fine Arts, Natural History Museum, Prado
French Connectionhermit kingdom
Nation deliberately avoiding outside contact
insularity · disconnection · autarky · North Korea · self-containment
French, France, Francophone, Franciscan, frankness, connect, connection, connected, connecting