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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
EAN: 0024543020684
Format: Anamorphic, Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Region Code: 1
Release Date: September 25, 2001
Running Time: 223 minutes
Sales Rank: 48958
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: May 21, 1975
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William Friedkin's classic policier was propelled to box-office glory, and a fistful of Oscars, in 1972 by its pedal-to-the-metal filmmaking and fashionably cynical attitude toward law enforcement. Gene Hackman's Popeye Doyle, a brutally pushy New York City narcotics detective, is a dauntless crime fighter and Vietnam-era "pig," a reckless vulgarian whose antics get innocent people killed. Loosely based upon an actual investigation that led to what was then the biggest heroin seizure in U.S. history, the picture traces the efforts of Doyle and his partner (Roy Scheider) to close the pipeline pumping Middle Eastern smack into the States through the French port of Marseilles. (The actual French Connection cops, Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso, make cameo appearances.) It was widely recognized at the time that Friedkin had lifted a lot of his high-strung technique from the Costa-Gavras thrillers The Sleeping Car Murders and Z--he even imported one of Costa-Gavras's favorite thugs, Marcel Bozzuffi, to play the Euro-trash hit man plugged by Doyle in an elevated train station. There was an impressive official sequel in 1975, French Connection II, directed by John Frankenheimer, which took Popeye to the south of France and got him hooked on horse. A couple of semiofficial spinoffs followed, The Seven-Ups, which elevated Scheider to the leading role, and Badge 373, with Robert Duvall stepping in as the pugnacious flatfoot. --David Chute
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This box set includes The French Connection I & II. The original is of course the most well known of the two. The movie is based off the true events of the biggest heroin bust in history.
The story follows two of NYPD's narcotics detectives as they stumble onto a hunch which turns into a huge multi-jurisdictional case. Detective Doyle who is played by Gene Hackman, was one of the NYPD's most decorated officers when he retired. The two detectives build their case and eventually narrow ... Read More
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I dont know that I can offer much more to what has already been said, but to me this boxed set is superb.
Another reviewer stated that the picture ,sound and lighting was poor - one assumes that he/she was watching a very worn out VHS copy or his/her equipment was faulty - as both the DVD's in this set are perfect in terms of picture & sound quality.
French Connection 1 was,to me,certainly the better of the two and the gritty realism was excellently portrayed. Lets make no bones about ... Read More
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I highly recommend this set to anyone who appreciates classic action films. Gene Hackman delivers excellent performances in both films. I believe French Connection II is a wonderful sequel and can only be acquired in DVD format by purchasing this set. The original is already highly acclaimed based on the true story line of the film. Marseille and New York are prominently featured as the primary locations and the camera work is well done. Fast paced and well casted, this is a good way to spend a rainy ... Read More
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"The French Connection" set the vanguard for cop dramas. Gritty, intelligent and action packed, it set a standard that only a few films could live up to. Its 1975 sequel wasn't one of them, however, it was good in its own right. Now, we can finally both of these films together in one affordable boxed set put out by the good people at Fox.
"The French Connection" (1971, R) Hard bitten New York cop "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman in an Oscar winning role) and
his partner Buddy Russo (Roy ... Read More
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This 2 DVD Box Set of The French Connection I and II is very well packaged and has lots of intriguing extras. The films themselves are quickly becoming classics, with Gene Hackman putting in stunning performances- especially in The French Connection II during his rehab sequences.
I am most impressed that the film took advntage of the gritty and confusing street layouts of both Poughkeepsie and Marsellaise to add to what is an already filmatically challenging spy/crime story.
Very ... Read More
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