DVD

The French connection [videorecording] / 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.

D'Antoni, Philip, 1929- (Added Author). Tidyman, Ernest. (Added Author). Friedkin, William. (Added Author). Hackman, Gene. (Added Author). Rey, Fernando, 1917-1994 (Added Author). Scheider, Roy. (Added Author). Lo Bianco, Tony. (Added Author). Bozzuffi, Marcel, 1929-1988 (Added Author). Utt, Kenneth, 1921-1994 (Added Author). Schine, G. David (Gerard David), 1927-1996 (Added Author). Ellis, Don. (Added Author). Roizman, Owen, 1936- (Added Author). Greenberg, Gerald B. (Added Author). Egan, Eddie, 1930-1995 (Added Author). Grosso, Sonny. (Added Author). Moore, Robin, 1925-2008 French connection. (Added Author). Schine-Moore Productions. (Added Author). Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation. (Added Author). Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. (Added Author). Gene Hackman (Jimmy Doyle), Fernando Rey (Alain Charnier), Roy Scheider (Buddy Russo), Tony Lo Bianco (Sal Boca), Marcel Bozzuffi (Pierre Nicoli). (Cast).

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.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Edition: Collector's ed.
Publisher: Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. : ©2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the book by Robin Moore. Special features: commentary by William Friedkin; commentary by Gene Hackman & Roy Scheider; original theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Music composed and conducted by Don Ellis ; director of photography, Owen Roizman ; film editor, Jerry Greenberg ; technical consultants, Eddie Egan, Sonny Grosso.
Participant or Performer Note:	Gene Hackman (Jimmy Doyle), Fernando Rey (Alain Charnier), Roy Scheider (Buddy Russo), Tony Lo Bianco (Sal Boca), Marcel Bozzuffi (Pierre Nicoli).
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R.
System Details Note:	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.
Language Note:	English (surround) or French (mono) language, subtitles in English or Spanish, closed captioned.
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