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The French Connection I & II [DVD]

Gene Hackman (Actor), Roy Scheider (Actor), John Frankenheimer (Director), Rated:

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Format	Anamorphic, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Closed-captioned
Contributor	Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Eddie Egan, John Frankenheimer, Frédéric de Pasquale, Arlene Farber, Alexander Jacobs, Roy Scheider, André Ernotte, Howard Hawks, Gene Hackman, Ernest Tidyman, Robert Dillon, Bill Hickman, William Friedkin, Laurie Dillon, Ann Rebbot, Pete Hamill, Harold Gary See more
Language	English, French
Runtime	3 hours and 43 minutes

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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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Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 2.35:1
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ R (Restricted)
Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 5.5 x 1.5 inches; 7.2 Ounces
Director ‏ : ‎ John Frankenheimer, William Friedkin
Media Format ‏ : ‎ Anamorphic, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC, Closed-captioned
Run time ‏ : ‎ 3 hours and 43 minutes
Release date ‏ : ‎ September 25, 2001
Actors ‏ : ‎ Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Fernando Rey, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi
Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English
Language ‏ : ‎ English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo), English (Dolby Digital 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono)
Studio ‏ : ‎ 20th Century Fox
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00005N5SH
Writers ‏ : ‎ Alexander Jacobs, Ernest Tidyman, Howard Hawks, Laurie Dillon, Pete Hamill
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 3

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Louise

I liked the movie enough to buy it.!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 10, 2019

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Dislike is a poor choice of words. . A movie is composed of many segments. Such as casting; , the actors ability to get into the part, editing, which can make or break a movie, good script and how well its adapted from a novel , if appropriate,,video , well I could go on and on. How well did the director tie all these parts into a good or Great movie. I Really liked the first movie, especially the car chase scene. The second movie was a little loose in script. but was OK. Gene Hackmen held it together, and clearly did some research into a disturbing portrait of a man undergoing the agonizing and lengthy withdrawal from heroin. So , first movie Great, sequel,though entertaining , just OK.

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Tranche

Tale of 2 cities.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 25, 2013

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There really aren't enough stars available to rate FC1 fairly. This is an incredible film, launching seemingly mediocre acting careers into stardom and providing a very entertaining collage of NYC street scenes from the early 1970s. I'm sure that everyone has a favorite scene -- the car vs. subway chase is a classic and a game-changer in the film industry. (My favorite is the chemist's analysis/evaluation of the "product". Good housekeeping seal of approval!)
My opinion of FC2 accounts for the overall 4-star rating of this package. Rated separately, I'd give FC2 only one (1) star. It's obvious that it was made only to exploit the popularity of FC1 and I cannot recommend it. On the other hand, for a price that's less than others sell FC1 alone, why not buy the package? Maybe your opinion of FC2 won't be as harsh as mine. Or you can hang the FC2 disk from your persimmon tree to scare the birds away.

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Dan Flickstein

Great and Less Than Great

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 12, 2010

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The original French Connection is a grippingly uncomfortable story of parasitic individuals attempting to prey on the weak. They are intercepted by a common policeman fanatic about his duty. The movie is both sickening and heart-pounding, with the greatest car chase ever. Gene Hackman is amazing in the lead role. Roy Scheider is not too shabby either. Fernando Rey and Tony LoBianco are also standouts. French Connection II, other than being a Hackman tour-de-force, is reasonable entertainment. But the plot is contrived and not easy to swallow. The intentional discomfort level from the first film follows into the second, which helps the film's ability to maintain attention. The first film is five stars only because it is the maximum allowable. The second merits only three stars, and maybe another half for Hackman's performance. The guy is always terrific.

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Love those 70s films !

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 22, 2011

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Films from the 1970s have a unique quality that will, in all likelihood, never be replicated. The French Connection certainly has the qualities that make it one of my all time favorites. Footage throughout the film of New York City are obviously authentic from run down tenement housing right down to dirty dank streets. Gene Hackman plays "Popeye" Doyle as the cop hell bent on tracking down Alain Charnier, the largest heroin supplier to North America. There are no computer generated images in this film and the few special effects there are will keep you at the edge of your seat, including the famous car chase. The film stands out by simply being what it is not; antiseptic, politically correct, apologetic and pretentious. The French Connection II is not as technically challenging as the first film. Gene Hackman is the man of the hour here, and parts of the film seem to drag on. The end of the film is quite dramatic as the Frenchman finally gets his comeuppance.

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JasperT

One is Standard Screen, One is Wide screen

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 23, 2022

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Quality is good, but I was disappointed that the Frech Connection (I) was in Standard 4x3 Screen. The French Connection II is Widescreen. This is a "mis-matched" set.

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C. Grunert

Exciting and Edgy Fim Noir

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 20, 2012

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The French Connection is an Oscar winning film (and deservedly so) that is not your usual cop movie. Based on a true incident and a real cop, the movie has great acting by Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider as cops hot on the trail of a narcotics dealer from France, who is using an International actor as his unsuspecting smuggler. Famous for its frantic car chase through the streets of New York and a bleak look, this is one of the "MUST SEE" films of its decade. French Connection II takes Gene Hackman to France to try to nail the Narcotics dealer that escaped in the first film. Different from the first film in its tone, Gene Hackman finds himself at odds with how the French detectives work and finally the prisoner of the man he is seeking.

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MRG

Classic movies..

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 22, 2017

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A classic! I'm a big fan of all of Gene Hackman's movies - and the Oscar winning French Connection I is a a perfect example of a great body of work. What a good idea to package French Connection I and French Connection II in one bundle. I have not seen these movies in years and what a treat and pleasure to be entertained all over again by good stories and a great ensemble of actors.

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Amazon Kunde

Gene Hackmann the great actor

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 10, 2001

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It has been a long time since I have watched this movie. But I could not forget it. I have never seen a more dramatic action movie in my life. Gene plays Popeye Doyle a very highly motivated & tough New York cop who tries to crack a foreign drug ring. Doyle's tough, rule breaking & take no prisoners policeman who blurs the line between cop and criminal. The fact that this mean, brutal cop is somehow sympathetic is a testament to Hackman's great skills as an actor.
One of my favorite scene is the film's famous car chase. As a drug smuggler races by above on an elevated train, Hackman speeds along in a car on the street below.
Director William Friedkin's "The French Connection" is an exciting, jam packed cop action fest. Friedkin won the best directing award. You have to have it in your collection.

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ashley armstrong

Director's Hubris.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 16, 2020

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I have to say I think William Friedkin was mistaken in what he was seeking to accomplish by digitally colour-timing the French Connection. I can understand, appreciate even, what he thought he could do with the processing tools now available: desaturated colour, dulling brighter hues, introducing a gritty, grainy texture, but it just looks like a bad transfer from an inferior source. Very disappointing, and not pleasing to watch. The featurette included as an extra, in which the director invites us to compare the before-and-after of the desaturation process is telling, insofar that he freely acknowledges that the viewer may prefer the original and unprocessed version, but he as the director believes what has been done accords more closely with his intentions in 1971. I'm inclined to regard this as hubris and sophistry, a sort of self-regarding revisionism. He has made a mistake.
Thankfully, the film is still available in its pre-processed form on BluRay, in the metalbook edition.

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Siltone

Getting reacquainted with the French Connection….

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 5, 2022

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Oh boy! It’s been a few years since I last sat down and watched these two classic films. And I have to say, they still pack a punch - so I was in movie heaven watching them. It goes without saying that the first film is the grittier of the two, with its seedy 1970’s New York setting. And it really does have everything going for it - action, violence, suspense, not to mention the terrific chase scene (remember folks, this was done without the aid of CGI). It was no wonder that the terrific actor Gene Hackman won an Academy Award for his role as the mad, bad, obsessive cop, Popeye Doyle, who uses rather unconventional methods to bring the bad guys to justice. Even hardened criminals fear him.

The French Connection II is just as enjoyable (in my opinion) but in a different way. Popeye Doyle is not operating on his own turf, this time he’s tracking down Mr Big in Marseille - so there’s language and cultural barriers for him to deal with. This film also centres more on the character of Doyle, and I have to say that it gives Mr Hackman the opportunity to flex his acting muscles, and let me tell you, he puts in one hell of a brilliant performance.

I bought this two DVD set for only £5.99, which is a steal as far as I’m concerned. If you’ve never seen these terrific films, then do yourself a favour and get yourself this ‘duo pack’ asap. If you have seen these films then you’ll already know how good they are - so here’s your chance to relive that edge-of -the-seat experience! Highly recommended viewing - so 5x Amazon stars all the way from me. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Junius

Not that good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 15, 2022

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I like crime films of this era. Dirty Harry and Get Carter are from this period and are brilliant. Alas the French connection, mainly set in America, is poor, saving the train/car chase sequence which is the film's only highlight. The characters are unsympathetic and uninteresting and the plot drags along. Whether the sequel is better I am yet to discover but the original seems to me to have been vastly hyped as a great film but after seeing it for the first time I was very unimpressed. Whether a second viewing would be worthwhile I don't know but I am in hurry to do so given other things that are worth or need doing

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Ms Jennifer Francesca Layne.

Gene Hackman aka Popeye Doyle.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on June 11, 2017

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2 very good films starring Gene Hackman as Popeye Doyle trying uncover a drug smuggling ring in New York in the first film, Roy Scheider also stars.
In the second film he pursues heroin kingpin Alain Charnier to Marseilles where he is kidnapped by Charnier and turned into a junkie.
When he is released he kicks the habit and with the help of his counterpart in the French police he hunts down Charnier. A cracking sequel to the first film!

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John Moore

Poor Transfer

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 31, 2015

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This is a very good film package you get 3 Blu-ray disc. both the French connection films and the third disc is extras about the film. why have I given 2 stars? well, I only wished I read the other reviews FIRST! the picture quality on the first disc is awful it is grainy and looks more like a cheap video transfer. the second disc is only slightly a little better. a shame because both of these films are great masterpieces of a good thriller and good acting spoiled by appalling cheap transfer and to say you have to pay a expensive price for a Blu-ray copy of these films I feel very cheated over this. so do read the other reviews of people who give this 1,2,3 stars.

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