| Edition |
Widescreen ed. |
| Description |
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Series |
Filmmakers signature series
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| System Details |
Blu-ray disc; region A; dual layer; aspect ratio 1.85:1; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (English), Dolby surround (English), 5.1 Dolby Digital (French, Spanish, Russian) or Dolby Digital 2.0 mono; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Cast |
Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi. |
| Credits |
Music, Don Ellis ; director of photography, Owen Roizman ; film editor, Jerry Greenberg ; executive producer, G. David Schine. |
| Note |
Based on the book by Robin Moore. |
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Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
| Summary |
Detectives "Popeye" Doyle and Buddy Russo hope to break a narcotics smuggling ring and ultimately uncover the French connection. |
| Note |
Booklet (21 p. ; ill.) with historical notes on the 1971-year film inserted in container. |
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Special features include: commentary by Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider; director's commentary; trivia track; deleted scenes; Anatomy of a chase, Hackman on Doyle; Friedkin and Grosso remember the real French connection, Scene of the crime, Cop Jazz: the music of Don Ellis, Roque cap: the noir connection; Making the connection: the untold stories of the French connection. |
| Awards |
Academy Awards, 1972: Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor (Hackman), Best Editing, Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium. |
| Language |
Dialogue in English, Spanish, Russian or French; with optional subtitles in Spanish, Russian, Chinese; closed-captioned in English. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Heroin industry -- Drama.
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Drug traffic -- Drama.
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Drug control -- United States -- Drama.
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Detective and mystery plays.
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Moore, Robin, 1925-2008 -- Film adaptations.
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Moore, Robin, 1925-2008. (OCoLC)fst01716989
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Detective and mystery plays. (OCoLC)fst00891452
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Drug control. (OCoLC)fst01032891
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Drug traffic. (OCoLC)fst00898722
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Heroin industry. (OCoLC)fst00955618
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Genre/Form |
Detective and mystery films.
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Fiction films.
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Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Detective and mystery films. (OCoLC)fst01710476
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Feature films. (OCoLC)fst01710384
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Fiction films. (OCoLC)fst01710264
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired. (OCoLC)fst01710450
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| Added Author |
Friedkin, William, director.
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D'Antoni, Philip, 1929-2018 producer.
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Tidyman, Ernest, screenwriter.
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Hackman, Gene, actor.
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Rey Martínez, Fernando, actor.
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Scheider, Roy, actor.
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Ellis, Don, composer (expression)
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Moore, Robin, 1925-2008.
French connection.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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| Note |
Also known as: Contacto en Francia |
| Added Title |
Anatomy of a chase.
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Friedkin and Grosso remember the real French connection.
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Scene of the crime.
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Cop jazz, the music of Don Ellis.
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Roque cap, the noir connection.
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Making the connection, the untold stories of the French connection.
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| Standard No. |
024543793144 |
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