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    The French Connection Box Set

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    • DVD Release Date: 09/25/2001
    • Rating: Rated R

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    Disc One: The French Connection with feature commentary by William Friedkin; Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider; theatrical trailer. Disc 2: Seven deleted scenes; BBC documentary: Poughkeepsie Shouffle, Making the Connection: The Untold Stories; William Friedkin discusses the deleted scenes; still gallery; trailers. Disc 3: The French Connection II with commentary by John Frankenheimer and Gene Hackman; storyboard gallery; behind-the-scenes gallery; trailers

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    Side #1 -- The French Connection, Disc 1
    0. Chapter Selection
    1. Main Titles
    2. A Death in Marseilles
    3. A Bust in Brooklyn
    4. The Frenchman
    5. A Table Full of Suspects
    6. The Tail
    7. Alain's New Partner
    8. Sal & Angie
    9. Popeye's Here
    10. The Shipment
    11. Devereaux in New York
    12. A Good Cop
    13. The Car Auction
    14. The Wiretap
    15. Following Boca
    16. Tailing the Frenchmen
    17. 89% Pure Junk
    18. Following Frog One
    19. A Meeting in Washington
    20. Off the Case
    21. Sniper
    22. The Chase
    23. Face-to-Face
    24. The Brown Lincoln
    25. Tear It Apart
    26. 120 Pounds
    27. No More Favors
    28. The Transaction
    29. Surrounded
    30. Closing In
    31. The Last Shot
    32. Epilogue/End Titles
    Side #3 -- The French Connection II
    0. Chapter Selection
    1. Main Titles [1:01]
    2. Marseilles [2:32]
    3. The American Cop [4:50]
    4. Doyle's File [4:27]
    5. The Drop-Off [1:10]
    6. Some Sort of Hero [1:01]
    7. The Hidden Gun [4:58]
    8. Language Problems [2:49]
    9. A Drink With Doyle [2:22]
    10. Bait [5:12]
    11. A Face From the Past [4:18]
    12. Charnier's Guest [3:26]
    13. The Addiction [5:10]
    14. The Old Lady [1:41]
    15. Giving Doyle Back [:51]
    16. Near Death [3:17]
    17. Junkie Cop [4:23]
    18. Cold Turkey [4:24]
    19. A Baseball Story [1:42]
    20. A Tour of Marseilles [4:08]
    21. Back on the Street [1:03]
    22. The Exterminator [2:08]
    23. The Raid [5:24]
    24. Off the Case [2:35]
    25. The Path to Frog One [3:06]
    26. Waiting [:38]
    27. The Exchange [1:22]
    28. Following the Drugs [4:25]
    29. Busted [1:03]
    30. Popeye's Pursuit [7:04]
    31. Charnier's Surprise [:57]
    32. End Titles [2:09]

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    Editorial Reviews

    This three-disc box set collects the two outstanding crime dramas based on the real-life attempts by NYPD detectives Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso to bust an international heroin-smuggling ring -- films that have influenced every urban-based cop thriller made in the last 30 years. 1971's The French Connection also catapulted Gene Hackman (whose "Popeye" Doyle is Egan's fictional counterpart) from the ranks of respected character actors to a full-fledged star and earned him the Best Actor Academy Award for his work. As the gruff and profane Doyle, Hackman single-mindedly pursues French drug lord Fernando Rey, a pursuit that climaxes in one of the all-time unforgettable action set pieces: the perilous car chase beneath one of New York's elevated trains. The sequence helped earn director William Friedkin (The Exorcist) and editor Jerry Greenberg well-deserved Oscars. The 1975 sequel, just slightly less absorbing than the original but certainly sizzling in its own right, continues the pursuit of Rey to his native country. Betrayed in Marseilles by corrupt officials, Popeye is kidnapped, drugged, and eventually left for dead by the drug lord's minions. Hackman's second crack at Doyle represents a personal tour de force: He starts out as a brusque, cocky cop (and archetypal "Ugly American"); becomes a humbled, pitiful addict; and finally emerges as a relentless avenger. Director John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate), an old hand at suspenseful stories of international intrigue, deftly guides this serpentine thriller and attempts to match the original film's chase scene with a climactic pursuit of his own. The box-set extras include commentaries by Hackman and both directors, along with specially made documentaries (one providing background info on the real French Connection case), deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes photos, storyboards, and trailers. Ed Hulse, Barnes & Noble

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    June 19, 2006: I revisited The French Connection last night and it was great fun. I became caught up in the wild action scenes and fabulous car chases. There is a bit of violence. It's rated R but the violence is mild compared to today's standards. The acting was terrific. It stars Gene Hackman as a gritty die hard NYC cop who believes in following up on his hunches no matter what. Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider (remember him in Jaws?), and a very young Tony Lo Bianco round off the cast along with Marcel Bozzuffi and William Friedkin. Philip D'Antoni produced it. I highly recommend it. It is very suspenseful. A great escape film for the summer. It also won 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture in 1971.