The French Connection R

There are no rules and no holds barred when Popeye cuts loose!
The French Connection
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DVD Details

  • Commentary by Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider and Director William Friedkin
  • Original Theatrical Trailer
  • Subtitles: English, Spanish
  • Rated: R
  • Closed captioning available
  • Run Time: 1 hours, 44 minutes
  • Video: Color
  • Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
  • Released: June 23, 2009
  • Originally Released: 1971
  • Label: 20th Century Fox

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Major Awards:

Academy Awards 1971 - Best Actor: Gene Hackman
Academy Awards 1971 - Best Adapted Screenplay: Ernest Tidyman
Academy Awards 1971 - Best Director: William Friedkin
Academy Awards 1971 - Best Film Editing: Jerry Greenberg
Academy Awards 1971 - Best Picture: Not Applicable

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Certified Fresh98%

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AUDIENCE SCORE
User Ratings: 44,193
Rating: 4/4 -- There is only one problem with the excitement generated by this film. After it is over, you will walk out of the theater and, as I did, curse the tedium of your own life. I kept looking for someone who I could throw up against a wall. Full Review
Chicago Tribune
Jan 18, 2013
THE FRENCH CONNECTION offered a rush of sights and sounds, sweeping the viewer along in a visceral experience.
New York Times
Oct 22, 2010
Rating: 5/5 -- Classic cop film with frequent profanity, violence. Full Review
Common Sense Media
Mar 11, 2015
Rating: 4/4 -- Four decades after its initial release, William Friedkin's Oscar-sweeper The French Connection remains an electrifying achievement. Full Review
Slant Magazine
Sep 11, 2011
...To watch it now is to appreciate more than ever Gene Hackman's uncompromising talent...
Entertainment Weekly
Sep 28, 2001
William Friedkin brings a new documentary-style grittiness and moral ambiguity to the crime thriller.
Premiere
Dec 1, 2003
Gangbusters adjusted to the new decade's grungy ambiguity Full Review
CinePassion
Sep 9, 2015

Description by OLDIES.com:

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.

Product Description:

Released in the same year as Clint Eastwood's DIRTY HARRY (1971), William Friedkin's THE FRENCH CONNECTION marked the beginning of a new era of gritty, urban police dramas. Here, the theme of tough-cop amorality serves a conservative demand for a police-state crackdown on the domestic chaos and subversive youth culture of the Vietnam War period.

The film is based on the true story of two New York City police detectives and their investigation into a French heroin smuggling operation. THE FRENCH CONNECTION is perhaps best known for its infamous, masterfully filmed chase scene (influenced by Peter Yates' BULLITT) in which the lead policeman, Popeye Doyle (Gene Hackman), recklessly drives a stolen car through oncoming traffic in pursuit of a sniper escaping by elevated train. The thrill of this crime drama is accentuated by director William Friedkin's early European influences, perhaps best represented by the handheld documentary-style visuals and Friedkin's claims that the Oscar-winning screenplay was frequently disregarded in favor of improvisation. THE FRENCH CONNECTION marked not only a significant change of course for his career, but also a stylistic shift that all of Hollywood would soon follow.

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The French Connection Movie Lover: from SAN LEANDRO, CA US -- January, 25, 2015

A real good crime movie one of the best. Great acting and car chase scene and more. Belongs in most video collections.


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  • UPC: 024543163589
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