The French connection  [videorecording] / 
Twentieth Century Fox presents ; a Philip D'Antoni production ; in association with Schine-Moore Productions ; screenplay by Ernest Tidyman ; produced by Philip D'Antoni ; directed by William Friedkin. 
 - [Widescreen]. 
 - Beverly Hills, CA :  Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation :  Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment,  c1971, 2005. 
 - 2 videodiscs (104 min.) :  sd., col. ;  4 3/4 in. +  1 booklet (8 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.) 
 - Collector's edition ;  v. 24 .
 - Collector's edition (Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.) ;  v. 24. .
<br/><br/> Based on the book by Robin Moore.  Program notes by Mark Kermode inserted in container.  Special features: commentary by William Friedkin; commentary by Gene Hackman & Roy Scheider; original theatrical trailer. 
<br/><br/> Poughkeepsie shuffle: tracing the French connection /  Making the connection: the French connection 30th anniversary special /  French connection deleted scenes /  BBC ; written & presented by Mark Kermode ; produced & directed by Russell Leven  hosted by Sonny Grosso ; producer, Michele Wilson ; writer, Keith Johnson  with William Friedkin ; produced and directed by Michael M. Arick  Disc 2:  (54 min.) --  (57 min.) --  (18 min.). 
<br/><br/>Music composed and conducted by Don Ellis ; director of photography, Owen Roizman ; film editor, Jerry Greenberg ; technical consultants, Eddie Egan, Sonny Grosso.  Music composed and conducted by Don Ellis ; director of photography, Owen Roizman ; film editor, Jerry Greenberg ; technical consultants, Eddie Egan, Sonny Grosso. 
<br/><br/>Gene Hackman (Jimmy Doyle), Fernando Rey (Alain Charnier), Roy Scheider (Buddy Russo), Tony Lo Bianco (Sal Boca), Marcel Bozzuffi (Pierre Nicoli). 
<br/><br/> Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971. 
<br/><br/> Alain Chanier is a dapper businessman from Marseilles, France, who is in reality a drug lord working on a big score - selling $32 million worth of heroin in New York City.  But his potential buyer - small-time hood Salvatore Boca - is being tailed by two undercover NYC cops, James "Popeye" Doyle and Buddy "Cloudy" Russo. The more Popeye and Cloudy dig, the closer they get - to the mysterious 'French connection' and a final showdown between the dealers and the police. 
<br/><br/> MPAA rating: R. 
<br/><br/><br/>DVD, Region 1, Dolby 5.1 surround (English), Dolby stereo surround (English), mono (French), presented in letterbox widescreen preserving original theatrical aspect ratio of 1.85:1. 
<br/><br/><br/>Soundtrack in English (surround) or French (mono) with optional subtitles in English or Spanish. <br/>Closed-captioned. 
<br/><br/> 1971, 44th Academy Awards, winner for Best Actor in a Leading Role-Gene Hackman, Best Director-William Friedkin, Best Film Editing-Gerald B. Greenberg, Best Picture-Philip D'Antoni, and Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material from Another Medium-Ernest Tidyman. 
<br/><br/><label>Standard No.: </label>024543225812 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>AV00075928  BWI 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Drug control--New York (State)--New York--Drama.<br/>Police--New York (State)--New York--Drama.<br/>New York (N.Y.). Police Dept.--Drama.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Feature films--United States.<br/>Detective and mystery films.<br/>Police films.<br/>Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>CM DVD 00907 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>781.43/72