The French connection [videorecording] / Twentieth Century Fox presents ; directed by William Friedkin ; produced by Philip D'Antoni ; screenplay by Ernest Tidyman.
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FilmLanguage: English, French Summary language: English, Spanish Original language: English Series: Masterpieces of American literature. Collector's edition; ; 24 | Permanent Court of Arbitration award seriesPublication details: Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2005, c1971.Edition: Widescreen formatDescription: 2 videodiscs (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Genre/Form: Production credits: - Music composed and conducted by Don Ellis.
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Main Library | DVD | DRAMA French c | Available | 33111007375336 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
This gritty, fast-paced, and innovative police drama earned five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Adapted Screenplay (written by Ernest Tidyman), and Best Actor (Gene Hackman). Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (Hackman) and his partner, Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider), are New York City police detectives on narcotics detail, trying to track down the source of heroin from Europe into the United States. Suave Alain Charnier (Fernando Rey) is the French drug kingpin who provides a large percentage of New York City's dope, and Pierre Nicoli (Marcel Bozzuffi) is a hired killer and Charnier's right-hand man. Acting on a hunch, Popeye and Buddy start tailing Sal Boca (Tony Lo Bianco) and his wife, Angie (Arlene Faber), who live pretty high for a couple whose corner store brings in about 7,000 dollars a year. It turns out Popeye's suspicions are right -- Sal and Angie are the New York agents for Charnier, who will be smuggling 32 million dollars' worth of heroin into the city in a car shipped over from France. The French Connection broke plenty of new ground for screen thrillers; Popeye Doyle was a highly unusual "hero," an often violent, racist, and mean-spirited cop whose dedication to his job fell just short of dangerous obsession. The film's high point, a high-speed car chase with Popeye tailing an elevated train, was one of the most viscerally exciting screen moments of its day and set the stage for dozens of action sequences to follow. And the film's grimy realism (and downbeat ending) was a big change from the buff-and-shine gloss and good-guys-always-win heroics of most police dramas that preceded it. The French Connection was inspired by a true story, and Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso, Popeye and Buddy's real life counterparts, both have small roles in the film. A sequel followed four years later. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971.
Special features: Disc 1. Scene specific commentary by Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider; director's commentary by William Friedkin; original theatrical trailer. Disc 2. Making the connection: the untold stories; behind-the-scenes documentary; Poughkeepsie Shuffle; BBC documentary; deleted scenes documentary hosted by William Friedkin (contains 7 deleted scenes); still gallery; trailers.
Title and credits from container.
Music composed and conducted by Don Ellis.
Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi.
Detectives "Popeye" Doyle and Buddy Russo hope to break a narcotics smuggling ring and ultimately uncover the French connection.
MPAA rating: R.
DVD, region 1; Dolby surround or Dolby 5.1 surround in English ; mono. in French, NTSC; dual layer.
Closed-captioned.
Soundtrack in English or French; subtitles in English or Spanish.