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This thrilling film contains one of the best high-speed chase scenes ever filmed! See Gene Hackman as "Popeye" Doyle and Roy Scheider as Buddy Russo star as New York City detectives on an unrelenting mission to break a heroine smuggling ring and ultimately uncover The French Connection. With gritty realism this action-packed thriller takes on heightened intensity when one of the criminals tries to kill Doyle. Inspired by a true story. Winner of 5 Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actor.
In high-quality Dolby digital sound, this fully re-mastered DVD contains commentaries from Friedkin, Hackman and Scheider, seven deleted scenes, a photo gallery, trailers, and two documentaries covering the film's production and the real French Connection case.
This film is rated (R) - 2001 and is in color.
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