THERE ARE NO RULES AND NO HOLDS BARRED WHEN
POPEYE DOYLE CUTS LOOSE ON BLU-RAY
THE FRENCH CONNECTION &
FRENCH CONNECTION II
Two-Time Academy Award® Winner Gene Hackman* Stars As
The Gritty New York City Cop On Blu-ray February 24 From
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
--Loaded With All-New High-Def Bonus Material Including Exclusive Interviews
With Hackman And William Friedkin, Deleted Scenes, Featurettes Including A Ride-Along With Friedkin Reliving The Famous Car Chase And More—
CENTURY CITY, Calif. – Doyle is bad news – but a good cop. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents one man’s tireless determination to break down a ruthless narcotics smuggling ring when The French Connection and French Connection II arrive in stunning high-definition Blu-ray on February 24. Gene Hackman (Behind Enemy Lines, The Royal Tenenbaums) stars as iconic New York City Police Detective Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle, a man who will stop at nothing to get his man. Directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist) and winner of five Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Best Actor (Hackman), Best Director (Friedkin), Best Screenplay and Best Editing, The French Connection is a dramatic action-thriller featuring one of the most renowned car chases in cinematic history. The French Connection Blu-ray disc is loaded with all-new special features including an introduction and commentary with Friedkin, deleted scenes with optional commentary, seven behind-the-scenes featurettes with both Hackman and Friedkin and much more. The French Connection II Blu-ray disc includes commentary with seven-time DGA nominee for Best Director John Frankenheimer, two all-new behind-the-scenes featurettes including interviews with Hackman and more.
Both The French Connection and French Connection II Blu-ray discs will each be available for the suggested retail price of $34.99 U.S. / $37.99 Canada. Prebook is January 28.
*1972: Best Actor in a Leading Role; The French Connection
**1993: Best Actor in a Supporting Role; Unforgiven
The French Connection Synopsis
New York City detectives “Popeye” Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider) hope to break a narcotics smuggling ring and ultimately uncover The French Connection. But when one of the criminals tries to kill Doyle, he begins a deadly pursuit that takes him far outside the city limits. Based on a true story, this action-filled thriller won five Academy Awards® in 1971, including Best Picture, Best Director (William Friedkin) and Best Actor for Hackman.
French Connection II Synopsis
While The French Connection was only the beginning… French Connection II is the climax! Directed by cinematic visionary John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate, Ronin), the action moves overseas to Marseilles where “Popeye” Doyle is tracking the one drug trafficker that eluded him in New York. After being held captive and tortured by the man he pursues, he enlists the help of the French police and the pulse-pounding chase is on once again.
Special Features:
The French Connection and French Connection II Blu-ray discs will be presented in widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) with newly mastered English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital plus English and includes English, Spanish, French, Cantonese and Mandarin subtitles. All new special features will be presented in high-definition. Special features include:
· The French Connection
o Disc One:
§ NEW HD – William Friedkin Introduction to The French Connection
§ Commentary by William Friedkin
§ Commentary by Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider
§ NEW Trivia Track
§ NEW Isolated 5.1 Score Track
§ Theatrical Trailer
§ NEW D-Box Motion Control
o Disc Two:
§ NEW HD – William Friedkin Discusses Deleted Scenes
· Tailing the Frog
· The Whip Girl
· Devereaux at Work
· Mutchie’s Bar
· Mutchie’s Bar Part 2
· Girl on a Bicycle
· Street Walker
· Hector
§ NEW HD Featurette: Anatomy of a Chase
§ NEW HD Featurette: Gene Hackman on Popeye Doyle
§ NEW HD Featurette: Friedkin and Grosso Remember the Real French Connection
§ NEW HD Featurette: Scene of the Crime
§ NEW HD Featurette: Color Timing The French Connection
§ NEW HD Featurette: Cop Jazz-The Music of Don Ellis
§ NEW HD Featurette: Rogue Cop-The Noir Connection
§ BBC Documentary: The Poughkeepsie Shuffle
§ Making the Connection: The Untold Stories of The French Connection
· French Connection II
o Commentary by Director John Frankenheimer
o NEW HD Featurette: Frankenheimer in Focus
o NEW HD Featurette: A Conversation with Gene Hackman
o NEW D-Box Motion Control
o NEW HD Stills Gallery
o NEW Isolated 5.1 Score Track
The French Connection
Street Date: February 24, 2009
Prebook Date: January 28, 2009
DVD Price: $34.99 U.S. / $37.99 Canada
Catalog Number: 2252989
Total Running Time: 104 minutes
MPAA: R
Closed Captioned: Yes
French Connection II
Street Date: February 24, 2009
Prebook Date: January 28, 2009
DVD Price: $34.99 U.S. / $37.99 Canada
Catalog Number: 2252991
Total Running Time: 119 minutes
MPAA: R
Closed Captioned: Yes
POPEYE DOYLE CUTS LOOSE ON BLU-RAY
THE FRENCH CONNECTION &
FRENCH CONNECTION II
Two-Time Academy Award® Winner Gene Hackman* Stars As
The Gritty New York City Cop On Blu-ray February 24 From
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
--Loaded With All-New High-Def Bonus Material Including Exclusive Interviews
With Hackman And William Friedkin, Deleted Scenes, Featurettes Including A Ride-Along With Friedkin Reliving The Famous Car Chase And More—
CENTURY CITY, Calif. – Doyle is bad news – but a good cop. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents one man’s tireless determination to break down a ruthless narcotics smuggling ring when The French Connection and French Connection II arrive in stunning high-definition Blu-ray on February 24. Gene Hackman (Behind Enemy Lines, The Royal Tenenbaums) stars as iconic New York City Police Detective Jimmy “Popeye” Doyle, a man who will stop at nothing to get his man. Directed by William Friedkin (The Exorcist) and winner of five Academy Awards® including Best Picture, Best Actor (Hackman), Best Director (Friedkin), Best Screenplay and Best Editing, The French Connection is a dramatic action-thriller featuring one of the most renowned car chases in cinematic history. The French Connection Blu-ray disc is loaded with all-new special features including an introduction and commentary with Friedkin, deleted scenes with optional commentary, seven behind-the-scenes featurettes with both Hackman and Friedkin and much more. The French Connection II Blu-ray disc includes commentary with seven-time DGA nominee for Best Director John Frankenheimer, two all-new behind-the-scenes featurettes including interviews with Hackman and more.
Both The French Connection and French Connection II Blu-ray discs will each be available for the suggested retail price of $34.99 U.S. / $37.99 Canada. Prebook is January 28.
*1972: Best Actor in a Leading Role; The French Connection
**1993: Best Actor in a Supporting Role; Unforgiven
The French Connection Synopsis
New York City detectives “Popeye” Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider) hope to break a narcotics smuggling ring and ultimately uncover The French Connection. But when one of the criminals tries to kill Doyle, he begins a deadly pursuit that takes him far outside the city limits. Based on a true story, this action-filled thriller won five Academy Awards® in 1971, including Best Picture, Best Director (William Friedkin) and Best Actor for Hackman.
French Connection II Synopsis
While The French Connection was only the beginning… French Connection II is the climax! Directed by cinematic visionary John Frankenheimer (The Manchurian Candidate, Ronin), the action moves overseas to Marseilles where “Popeye” Doyle is tracking the one drug trafficker that eluded him in New York. After being held captive and tortured by the man he pursues, he enlists the help of the French police and the pulse-pounding chase is on once again.
Special Features:
The French Connection and French Connection II Blu-ray discs will be presented in widescreen format (1.85:1 aspect ratio) with newly mastered English 5.1 DTS HD Master Audio, French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital plus English and includes English, Spanish, French, Cantonese and Mandarin subtitles. All new special features will be presented in high-definition. Special features include:
· The French Connection
o Disc One:
§ NEW HD – William Friedkin Introduction to The French Connection
§ Commentary by William Friedkin
§ Commentary by Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider
§ NEW Trivia Track
§ NEW Isolated 5.1 Score Track
§ Theatrical Trailer
§ NEW D-Box Motion Control
o Disc Two:
§ NEW HD – William Friedkin Discusses Deleted Scenes
· Tailing the Frog
· The Whip Girl
· Devereaux at Work
· Mutchie’s Bar
· Mutchie’s Bar Part 2
· Girl on a Bicycle
· Street Walker
· Hector
§ NEW HD Featurette: Anatomy of a Chase
§ NEW HD Featurette: Gene Hackman on Popeye Doyle
§ NEW HD Featurette: Friedkin and Grosso Remember the Real French Connection
§ NEW HD Featurette: Scene of the Crime
§ NEW HD Featurette: Color Timing The French Connection
§ NEW HD Featurette: Cop Jazz-The Music of Don Ellis
§ NEW HD Featurette: Rogue Cop-The Noir Connection
§ BBC Documentary: The Poughkeepsie Shuffle
§ Making the Connection: The Untold Stories of The French Connection
· French Connection II
o Commentary by Director John Frankenheimer
o NEW HD Featurette: Frankenheimer in Focus
o NEW HD Featurette: A Conversation with Gene Hackman
o NEW D-Box Motion Control
o NEW HD Stills Gallery
o NEW Isolated 5.1 Score Track
The French Connection
Street Date: February 24, 2009
Prebook Date: January 28, 2009
DVD Price: $34.99 U.S. / $37.99 Canada
Catalog Number: 2252989
Total Running Time: 104 minutes
MPAA: R
Closed Captioned: Yes
French Connection II
Street Date: February 24, 2009
Prebook Date: January 28, 2009
DVD Price: $34.99 U.S. / $37.99 Canada
Catalog Number: 2252991
Total Running Time: 119 minutes
MPAA: R
Closed Captioned: Yes
