Description
New York City detectives 'Popeye' Doyle (
Gene Hackman) and Buddy Russo (
Roy Scheider) hope to break a narcotics smuggling ring and ultimately uncover The French Connection. But when one of the criminals tries to kill Doyle, he begins a deadly pursuit that takes him far outside the city limits. Based on a true story, this action-filled thriller, with its renowned chase scene, won five Academy Awards in 1971, including Best Picture, Best Director (
William Friedkin) and Best Actor for Hackman.
Details
Released: Wed 5 Mar 2003
Catalogue Number: 23151SDW
Rating: 
Region: 4 - Suitable for Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, South America, Central America, Pacific Islands and Caribbean
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- Actors: Marcel Bozzuffi, Gene Hackman, Tony Lo Bianco, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider
- Director: William Friedkin
- Distributor: Fox Home Entertain
- Studio: Fox
- Feature:
- Main Menu Introduction
- Main Menu Audio & Animation
- Audio Commentary: William Friedkin (Director)
- Audio Commentary: Gene Hackman (Actor) & Roy Scheider (Actor)
- Theatrical Trailer
- Scene Selection Anim & Audio
- Deleted Scenes: 7
- Featurette: BBC Documentary: The Poughkeepsie Shuffle
- Featurette: Making The Connection: The Untold Stories Of The French Conn
- Featurette: William Friedkin Discusses Deleted Scenes
- Gallery: Behind The Scenes; Unit Photography; Poster
- Booklet
- Audio:
- English Dolby Digital 5.1
- English Audio Commentary Dolby Digital 2.0
- English Audio Commentary Dolby Digital 2.0
- Subtitles: English for the Hearing Impaired, Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Portuguese, Icelandic, Turkish, Czech, Polish, Hungarian, Hebrew
- Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
- Discs: 2
- Format: PAL
- Layers: 2
- Release Year: 1971
- Running Time: 99 minutes
- Sides: 1
- Transfer Aspect Ratio: 16:9
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