French Connection 1 & 2 DVD

French Connection 1 & 2 DVD

Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play.

A special set featuring two of the 1970s' most exciting action pictures, 'The French Connection' and 'French Connection II'.

French Connection: Two narcotics detectives, "Popeye" Doyle (Hackman) and his partner Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider), start to close in on a vast international narcotics ring when the smugglers unexpectedly strike back. Following an attempt on his life by one of the smugglers, Doyle sets off a deadly pursuit that ultimately takes him far beyond mere New York City limits. Based on a true story, this action-filled thriller, with its renowned chase scene, won five Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Actor for Gene Hackman.

French Connection II: Doyle casts his net further and wider in his pursuit of the drug smuggling ring and his ruthless dedication puts him in mortal danger when he tracks down the criminal kingpin to the French port of Marseille…

• Actors Fernando Rey, Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider, Alan Weeks, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi, Frederic de Pasquale, Bill Hickman, Ann Rebbot, Harold Gary, Arlene Farber, Eddie Egan, Andre Ernotte, Sonny Grosso, Eugene Alder & Bernard Fresson
• Director William Friedkin & John Frankenheimer
• Certificate 18 years and over
• Year 1971, 1975
• Screen Widescreen 1.85:1 Anamorphic
• Languages English (French Connection only) – Dolby Digital (5.1)
• Additional Languages Dolby Digital (2.0) Stereo: English (French Connection II only)
• Subtitles Czech ; Danish ; Finnish ; Hebrew ; Hungarian ; Icelandic ; Norwegian ; Polish ; Portuguese ; Swedish ; Turkish ; English for the hearing impaired
• Duration 3 hours and 33 minutes (approx)