The French connection
(Blu-ray) 

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Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2009].
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Published
Beverly Hills, CA : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2009].
Format
Blu-ray
Physical Desc
2 Blu-ray discs (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
0024543529897, 024543529897

Notes

General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1971.
General Note
Based on the book by Robin Moore.
General Note
Special features: Disc 1: William Friedkin introduction to The French connection; Commentary by William Friedkin; Commentary by Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider; Trivia track; Isolated score track; Disc 2: Deleted scenes; Featurettes: "Anatomy of a chase", "Hackman on Doyle", "Friedkin and Grosso remember the real French connection", "Scene of the crime"; Color timing The French connection, "Cop jazz:" the music of Don Ellis, "Rogue cop: the noir connection"; "The Poughkeepsie shuffle" BBC documentary; "Making the connection: the untold stories of The French connection".
Creation/Production Credits
Music, Don Ellis ; director of photography, Owen Roizman ; editor, Gerald B. Greenberg.
Participants/Performers
Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Sonny Grosso.
Description
"Based on a true story, New York City detectives 'Popeye' Doyle and Buddy Russo, hope to break a narcotics ring and ultimately uncover the French connection"--Container.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: R.
System Details
Blu-ray, region A, high definition widescreen (1.85:1); 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio, 5.1 Dolby Digital, 2.0 mono.; requires a Blu-ray player.
Language
English (DTS-HD 5.1, Dolby Digital, Dolby mono.), dubbed French (Dolby 5.1) or dubbed Spanish (Dolby 5.1) dialogue; Cantonese, English, Mandarin or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned.
Awards
1971 Academy Awards: Best Picture; Best Actor in a Leading Role; Best Director; Best Writing: screenplay based on another medium; Best Film Editing.
Local note
BLU-RAY

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Friedkin, W., D'Antoni, P., Tidyman, E., Hackman, G., Rey, F., Scheider, R., Lo Bianco, T., Bozzuffi, M., Grosso, S., Ellis, D., Roizman, O., Greenberg, G. B., & Moore, R. (2009). The French connection (Blu-ray edition ; widescreen.). 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

William Friedkin et al.. 2009. The French Connection. 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

William Friedkin et al.. The French Connection 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2009.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Friedkin, William, et al. The French Connection Blu-ray edition ; widescreen., 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2009.

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