The French connection
(DVD)
Contributors
Tidyman, Ernest, screenwriter.
Friedkin, William, director.
D'Antoni, Philip, 1929-2018.
Hackman, Gene, actor.
Rey, Fernando, 1917-1994, actor.
Friedkin, William, director.
D'Antoni, Philip, 1929-2018.
Hackman, Gene, actor.
Rey, Fernando, 1917-1994, actor.
Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2001.
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Status
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Published
Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, c2001.
Language
English
UPC
024543020653
Notes
General Note
Widescreen.
General Note
Special features include: scene specific commentary by Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider, director's commentary by William Friedkin, original theatrical trailer, behind-the-scenes documentary Making the connection : the untold stories, BBC documentary Poughkeepsie shuffle, deleted scenes documentary hosted by William Friedkin, still gallery, trailers.
General Note
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971.
General Note
Based on the book by Robin Moore.
General Note
Series from container.
General Note
"Digitally mastered for superior sound and picture quality"--Container.
General Note
"Anamorphic widescreen (aspect ratio 1.85:1)"--Container.
General Note
Recorded in 5.1 Dolby surround (English), surround stereo. (English), and mono (French).
General Note
Includes notes by Mark Kermode inserted in container.
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Don Ellis ; director of photography, Owen Roizman ; film editor, Jerry Greenberg.
Participants/Performers
Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi.
Description
Two New York City narcotics detectives learn of a scheme to smuggle a large quantity of heroin inside an automobile being shipped from France.
System Details
DVD.
Language
Closed-captioned (except bonus features) for the hearing impaired.
Language
English and French language soundtracks ; subtitles in English and Spanish.
Awards
Five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor (Hackman).
Subjects
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tidyman, E., Friedkin, W., D'Antoni, P., Hackman, G., Rey, F., Scheider, R., Lo Bianco, T., Bozzuffi, M., & Moore, R. (2001). The French connection . Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ernest, Tidyman et al.. 2001. The French Connection. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Ernest, Tidyman et al.. The French Connection Beverly Hills, Calif.: Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2001.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tidyman, Ernest,, et al. The French Connection Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2001.
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