DVD 104 mins IMDB
R (Restricted)
The French Connection
20th Century Fox (1971)
In Collection
#220

Seen It:
Yes
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
USA  /  English

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

Director William Friedkin
Producer Kenneth Utt; Philip D'Antoni
Writer Howard Hawks; Ernest Tidyman
Cinematography Owen Roizman
Musician Don Ellis

The fictional retelling of an actual drug smuggling ring active in the 1960's and 1970s and referred to as the "French Connection," the film follows the exhasuting investigation of two New York City cops, Det. Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Det. Buddy "Cloudy" Russo (Gene Schieder), as they investigate the activities of French heroin smuggling antagonist Alain Charnier (Fernando Rey). As the two cops delve deeper and deeper into Charnier's activities they uncover the one of largest drug smuggling operations in the world, and become targets themselves.

Edition Details
Series General
Distributor 20th Century Fox
Edition Special Edition/ 2-Disc
Barcode 024543020653
Region Region 1
Release Date 9/25/2001
Packaging Custom Case
Screen Ratio Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1)
Subtitles English; English (Closed Captioned); Spanish
Audio Tracks Dolby Digital 5.1 [English]
Dolby Digital 5.1 [French]
Dolby Digital Mono [English]
Dolby Digital Mono [French]
Layers Single Side, Dual Layer
No. of Disks/Tapes 2

Features
Disc 1: "The Making of..." Documentary Bonus Tailers Deleted Scenes Director's Commentary Scene Selection Theatrical Trailers