BLU-RAY
REVIEW: THE FRENCH CONNECTION
02/23/09
Doyle is bad news – but a
good cop. Twentieth Century Fox Home
Entertainment presents one man’s tireless determination to
break down a ruthless narcotics smuggling ring when The
French Connection and French Connection II arrive in
stunning high-definition Blu-ray
on February 24. Gene Hackman (Behind Enemy Lines, The Royal
Tenenbaums) stars as iconic New York City Police Detective
Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle, a man who will stop at nothing to get
his man.
Directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist) and winner of
five Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Best Actor (Hackman),
Best Director (Friedkin), Best Screenplay and Best Editing,
The French Connection is a dramatic action-thriller
featuring one of the most renowned car chases in cinematic
history. The French Connection Blu-ray disc is loaded with
all-new special features including an introduction and
commentary with Friedkin, deleted scenes with optional
commentary, seven
behind-the-scenes featurettes with both Hackman and Friedkin
and much more. The French Connection II Blu-ray disc
includes commentary with seven-time DGA nominee for Best
Director John Frankenheimer, two all-new behind-the-scenes
featurettes including interviews with Hackman and more.
SYNOPSIS: 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 won five Academy
Awards in 1971, including Best Picture, Best Director
(William Friedkin) and Best Actor for Hackman.
VIDEO:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1 aspect ratio) 1080P
AUDIO:
English 5.1 DTS HD/Dolby Digital English, French and Spanish
5.1 Dolby Digital
Subtitles:
English and includes English,
Spanish, French, Cantonese and Mandarin
SPECIAL FEATURES:
NEW HD – William Friedkin
Introduction to The French Connection
Commentary by William Friedkin
Commentary by Gene Hackman and Roy
Scheider
NEW Trivia Track
NEW Isolated 5.1 Score Track
NEW D-Box Motion Control
NEW HD – William Friedkin Discusses
Deleted Scenes
NEW HD Featurette: Anatomy of a
Chase
NEW HD Featurette: Gene Hackman on
Popeye Doyle
NEW HD Featurette: Friedkin and
Grosso Remember the Real French Connection
NEW HD Featurette: Scene of the
Crime
NEW HD Featurette: Color Timing The
French Connection
NEW HD Featurette: Cop Jazz-The
Music of Don Ellis
NEW HD Featurette: Rogue Cop-The
Noir Connection
BBC Documentary: The Poughkeepsie
Shuffle
Making the Connection: The Untold
Stories of The French Connection
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