Description |
2 DVD (approximately 104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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mixed |
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video file |
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DVD video |
Series |
Five star collection
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Five star collection.
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System Details |
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation. |
Cast |
Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi. |
Credits |
Music, Don Ellis ; director of photography, Owen Roizman ; film editor, Jerry Greenberg. |
Note |
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971. |
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Based on the book by Robin Moore. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: R; bonus features not rated. |
Summary |
Two New York City narcotics detectives learn of a scheme to smuggle a large quantity of heroin inside an automobile being shipped from France. |
Awards |
Five Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor (Hackman). |
Note |
Special features include: scene specific commentary by Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider ; director's commentary by William Friedkin ; original theatrical trailer ; behind-the-scenes documentary Making the connection : the untold stories ; BBC documentary Poughkeepsie shuffle ; deleted scenes documentary hosted by William Friedkin ; still gallery ; trailers ; notes by Mark Kermode inserted in container. |
Contents |
disc 1. Feature film (104 min.); Scene specific commentary by Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider; Director's commentary; Original theatrical trailer -- disc 2. Making the connection: the untold stories: behind-the-scenes documentary; Poughkeepsie shuffle: BBC documentary; Deleted scenes documentary / hosted by William Friedkin; Still gallery; Trailers. |
Language |
English (5.1 surround or stereo) or French (mono) language soundtrack with optional subtitles in English and Spanish ; closed-captioned in English for the hearing impaired. |
Subject |
Heroin industry -- Drama.
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Heroin industry. |
Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Subject |
Drug traffic -- Drama.
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Drug traffic. |
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Drug control -- United States -- Drama.
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Drug control. |
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United States. |
Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Police films.
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Police films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Detective and mystery films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Added Author |
Tidyman, Ernest.
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D'Antoni, Philip, 1929-2018.
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Friedkin, William.
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Hackman, Gene.
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Rey, Fernando, 1917-1994.
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Scheider, Roy.
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Lo Bianco, Tony.
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Ellis, Don.
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Moore, Robin, 1925-2008.
French connection.
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Schine-Moore Productions.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Standard No. |
024543020653 |
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024543020660 |
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024543020684 (set) |
Music No. |
2002065--2002066 Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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2002068 (set) Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment |
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