The French connection
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 2005.
Edition
[Widescreen] ; collector's edition.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Status
Adult DVDs - Rated R (1st floor Audio/Video)
DVD-R FRE
1 available
DVD-R FRE
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| Adult DVDs - Rated R (1st floor Audio/Video) | DVD-R FRE | On Shelf |
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Published
Beverly Hills, CA : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 2005.
Format
DVD
Edition
[Widescreen] ; collector's edition.
Language
English
UPC
024543225812
Notes
General Note
Based on the book by Robin Moore.
Creation/Production Credits
Music composed and conducted by Don Ellis ; director of photography, Owen Roizman ; film editor, Jerry Greenberg ; technical consultants, Eddie Egan, Sonny Grosso.
Participants/Performers
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 Event
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971.
Description
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.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
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.
Language
Soundtrack in English (surround) or French (mono) with optional subtitles in English or Spanish.
Language
Closed-captioned.
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.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Moore, R., D'Antoni, P., Tidyman, E., Friedkin, W., Hackman, G., Rey, F., Scheider, R., Lo Bianco, T., & Bozzuffi, M. (2005). The French connection ([Widescreen] ; collector's edition.). Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Robin Moore et al.. 2005. The French Connection. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Robin Moore et al.. The French Connection Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 2005.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Moore, Robin, et al. The French Connection [Widescreen] ; collector's edition., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, 2005.
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