Box set: French Connection I & II Box
Contains French Connection & French Connection II
French Connection, The (1971)
Genre Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Studio 20th Century Fox
Movie Release Date 1971
Country USA
Language English
Running Time 104 mins
Format DVD
Color Color
IMDb Rating 7.9
Cast
Gene Hackman Jimmy Doyle
Fernando Rey Alain Charnier
Roy Scheider Buddy Russo
Tony Lo Bianco Salvatore Boca
Marcel Bozzuffi Pierre Nicoli
Frédéric de Pasquale Henri Devereaux
Bill Hickman Bill Mulderig
Ann Rebbot Mrs. Marie Charnier
Harold Gary Joel Weinstock
Arlene Farber Angie Boca
Crew
Director William Friedkin
Writer Howard Hawks
Writer Ernest Tidyman
Producer Kenneth Utt
Producer Philip D'Antoni
Composer Don Ellis
Cinematography Owen Roizman
Tagline
The time is just right for an out and out thriller like this.
Plot
Popeye Doyle and Buddy Russo get wind of a big shipment of Heroin and begin a tail of the suspects, and their French Connection, two French nationals who are the european link. As money troubles begin for the hoods they decide to kill Popeye and Buddy to give them enough room to bring in the Heroin. A combination of police procedural and action/car chase.
Special Features
Disc 01: Audio Commentary
Theatrical Trailer(s)
Disc 02: Deleted Scenes
Doumentary
Gallery (Photo / Art)
Making of...
Personal Details
Rating
Collection Status In Collection
Links Movie Collector Connect
IMDB
TheMovieDb.org
Edition Details
Format DVD
Region Region 1
Release Country USA
TV System NTSC
No. of Disks/Tapes 2
Packaging Keep Case
Screen Ratio Widescreen 1.85:1 (Anamorphic)
Subtitles English; Spanish
Audio Tracks ENGLISH: Dolby Digital 5.1
FRENCH: Dolby Digital Mono
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer