Edition |
[Widescreen]. |
Description |
2 videodiscs (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (8 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm.). |
Series |
Collector's edition ; v. 24 |
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Collector's edition (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.) ; v. 24.
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System Details |
DVD, Region 1, Dolby 5.1 surround (English), Dolby stereo surround (English), mono (French), presented in letterbox widescreen preserving original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. |
Note |
Based on the book by Robin Moore. |
Cast |
Gene Hackman (Jimmy Doyle), Fernando Rey (Alain Charnier), Roy Scheider (Buddy Russo), Tony Lo Bianco (Sal Boca), Marcel Bozzuffi (Pierre Nicoli). |
Event |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971. |
Note |
Program notes by Mark Kermode inserted in container. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R. |
Credits |
Music composed and conducted by Don Ellis ; director of photography, Owen Roizman ; film editor, Jerry Greenberg ; technical consultants, Eddie Egan, Sonny Grosso. |
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.). |
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. |
Note |
Special features: commentary by William Friedkin; commentary by Gene Hackman & Roy Scheider; original theatrical trailer. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
Awards |
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 |
Soundtrack in English (surround) or French (mono) with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
Subject |
Moore, Robin, 1925-2008 -- Film adaptations.
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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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New York (N.Y.). Police Department -- Drama.
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New York (N.Y.). Police Department.
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New York (N.Y.) -- Drama.
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Moore, Robin, 1925-2008. (OCoLC)fst01716989
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New York (N.Y.). Police Department. (OCoLC)fst01837588
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Drug control. (OCoLC)fst01032891
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Police. (OCoLC)fst01068398
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New York (State) -- New York.
(OCoLC)fst01204333
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Mystery films.
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Police films.
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Film noir.
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Films for the hearing impaired.
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Drama. (OCoLC)fst01423879
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Film adaptations. (OCoLC)fst01710491
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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, Fernando, 1917-1994. Actor.
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Scheider, Roy. Actor.
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Lo Bianco, Tony. Actor.
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Bozzuffi, Marcel, 1929-1988. Actor.
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Ellis, Don. Composer.
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Moore, Robin, 1925-2008.
French connection.
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Schine-Moore Productions.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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ISBN |
6309846949 19.98 |
Standard No. |
024543225812 |
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