| Title |
The French connection / Twentieth Century Fox presents ; a Philip D'Antoni production ; in association with Schine-Moore Productions ; screenplay by Ernest Tidyman ; produced by Philip D'Antoni ; directed by William Friedkin. |
| Edition |
[Widescreen]. |
| OCLC |
64445720 |
| ISBN/ISSN |
024543225812 |
| Publisher |
Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [1971, 2005] |
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©1971 |
| Description |
2 videodiscs (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (8 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
| LC Subject heading/s |
New York (N.Y.). Police Department -- Drama.
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Drug control -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Police -- New York (State) -- New York -- Drama.
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Other
Genre heading/s |
Feature films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Police films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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| System details note |
DVD. |
| Cast |
Gene Hackman (Jimmy Doyle), Fernando Rey (Alain Charnier), Roy Scheider (Buddy Russo), Tony Lo Bianco (Sal Boca), Marcel Bozzuffi (Pierre Nicoli). |
| Creation/Production credits |
Music composed and conducted by Don Ellis ; director of photography, Owen Roizman ; film editor, Jerry Greenberg ; technical consultants, Eddie Egan, Sonny Grosso. |
| Chronology/place |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971. |
| Target audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
Alain Chanier is a dapper businessman from Marseilles, France, who is in reality a drug lord working on a big score - selling $32 million worth of heroin in New York City. But his potential buyer - small-time hood Salvatore Boca - is being tailed by two undercover NYC cops, James "Popeye" Doyle and Buddy "Cloudy" Russo. The more Popeye and Cloudy dig, the closer they get - to the mysterious 'French connection' and a final showdown between the dealers and the police. |
| Contents |
Disc 2: Poughkeepsie shuffle: tracing the French connection / BBC ; written & presented by Mark Kermode ; produced & directed by Russell Leven (54 min.) -- Making the connection: the French connection 30th anniversary special / hosted by Sonny Grosso ; producer, Michele Wilson ; writer, Keith Johnson (57 min.) -- French connection deleted scenes / with William Friedkin ; produced and directed by Michael M. Arick (18 min.). |
| Awards note |
1971, 44th Academy Awards, winner for Best Actor in a Leading Role-Gene Hackman, Best Director-William Friedkin, Best Film Editing-Gerald B. Greenberg, Best Picture-Philip D'Antoni, and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium-Ernest Tidyman. |
| Language note |
Soundtrack in English (surround) or French (mono) with optional subtitles in English or Spanish. |
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Closed-captioned. |
| General note |
Based on the book by Robin Moore. |
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Program notes by Mark Kermode inserted in container. |
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Special features: commentary by William Friedkin; commentary by Gene Hackman & Roy Scheider; original theatrical trailer. |
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In honor and in celebration of the life of Judy Lippman |
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