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Information
- Year
- 1971
- Runtime
- 104 min.
- Director
- William Friedkin
- Genres
- Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Rating *
- 7.7
- Votes *
- 65,706
- Checks
- 16,721
- Favs
- 1,023
- Dislikes
- 89
- Favs/checks
- 6.1% (1:16)
- Favs/dislikes
- 11:1
Top comments
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nowhereman136
I was expecting more of a crime thriller with some twist or something. It was slow and straight. It was like a long cat and mouse game with bits of action sprinkled in. 12 years ago -
Marcan
Watched it yesterday. Great movie, the only thing I noticed was just how grainy it was. Turns out that the Blu-Ray version was butchered by the director for the re-release. The DP was outraged by this change and disowned the movie.
For a 2009 reissue on Blu-ray Disc, William Friedkin controversially altered the film's color timing to give it a "colder" look.[17] Cinematographer Owen Roizman, who was not consulted about the changes, dismissed the new transfer as "atrocious".[18]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_French_Connection_(film)#Home_video
Anyways if you want to buy it, buy it on DVD. 12 years 5 months ago -
Dieguito
Incredible good action movie! How these kind of movie should ever be, not only impossible jumps, crashes and explosions! A very exciting thriller involving international drug traffic, murder, police chasing! Not boring at all!! Splendid finale (based on a real story!!!) 12 years 9 months ago
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