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"French Connection" films
I & II
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Director:
William Friedkin
Rated:
R
(Not for sale to persons under age
18.)
Edition
Details:
NTSC format
(VHS, for use in U.S. and Canada only);
Color,
HiFi Sound.
Number of tapes: 1.
Usually ships within 2-3 days.
ASIN: 6302238331
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With its gritty, authentic story about New York City police
detectives, this milestone film from 1971 won 5 Academy
Awards. Based on an actual case and the illustrious career
of NY cop Eddie Egan, the film stars Gene Hackman as Jimmy
"Popeye" Doyle, whose unorthodox methods of crime fighting
are anything but diplomatic. With his partner (Roy Scheider),
Popeye investigates an international shipment of heroin
masterminded by the suave Frenchman (Fernando Rey) who eludes
Popeye throughout an escalating series of pursuits. The
obsessive tension of Doyle's investigation reaches peak
intensity during the film's breathtaking car chase, in which
Doyle races under New York's elevated train tracks in a
borrowed sedan -- a sequence that earned an Oscar for editing
and was instantly hailed as one of the greatest chase scenes
ever filmed.
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Produced on location, The French Connection had an immediate
influence on dozens of movies and TV shows to follow,
virtually redefining the crime thriller genre with its
combination of brutal realism and high-octane craftsmanship.
Boosted by the film's phenomenal success, director William
Friedkin gained even more attention with his follow-up film,
The Exorcist. -- Jeff Shannon
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Director: John Frankenheimer
Rated: R (Not for sale to
persons under age 18.)
Edition Details:
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(VHS, for use in U.S. and Canada only);
Color,
Closed-captioned, Hi-Fi Sound.
Number of tapes: 1.
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ASIN: 6300247384
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Synopsis: The sequel to the classic 1971 hit movie. Here, gritty,
hard-boiled New York narc Popeye Doyle heads for Marseilles,
France, to capture Charnier, the powerful drug dealer who eluded
Doyle in the first film. But Doyle doesn't realize that his fellow
policemen have set him up. As a result, he's kidnapped by Charnier's
goons, who drug him with enough heroin to leave him addicted to the
deadly narcotic. Doyle's attempt to kick the habit takes him to hell
and back, but once healthy, he becomes obsessed with catching Charnier,
and won't let anything stand in his way...
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