The French connection / 20th Century Fox ; a Philip D'Antoni production in association with Schine-Moore Productions. Ronin / United Artists Pictures presents an FGM Entertainment production.

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French connection: two New York City narcotics detectives learn of a scheme to smuggle a large quantity of heroin inside an automobile being shipped from France. Ronin: A post-Cold War new world order keeps a group of covert mercenaries employed by the highest bidder.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Corporate Authors:	United Artists Corporation MGM Home Entertainment Inc Schine-Moore Productions Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Other Authors:	Tidyman, Ernest D'Antoni, Philip, 1929-2018 Friedkin, William Hackman, Gene Rey, Fernando, 1917-1994 Scheider, Roy Lo Bianco, Tony Ellis, Don Frankenheimer, John, 1930-2002 Zeik, J. D. (John David) Mamet, David De Niro, Robert Reno, Jean, 1948- McElhone, Natascha, 1969- Skarsgård, Stellan Bean, Sean Pryce, Jonathan Moore, Robin, 1925-2008
Language:	English
Language and/or Writing System:	French connection: English and French language soundtracks; English and Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. Ronin: English and French language soundtracks; English and French subtitles; closed-captioned. 89.
Published:	Beverly Hills, Calif. : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, [2006], ©2006.
Series:	Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:	Heroin industry > Drama. Drug traffic > Drama. Drug control > United States > Drama. Murder for hire > Drama. Assassins > Drama. Organized crime > Drama. Feature films. Action and adventure films. Police films. Detective and mystery films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Drama. Assassins. Drug control. Drug traffic. Heroin industry. Murder for hire. Organized crime. United States.
Genre:	Drama. Feature films. Action and adventure films. Police films. Detective and mystery films. Fiction films. Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:	2 videodiscs (approximately 225 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Variant Title:	Ronin.
Format:	Video DVD

Description
Summary:	French connection: two New York City narcotics detectives learn of a scheme to smuggle a large quantity of heroin inside an automobile being shipped from France. Ronin: A post-Cold War new world order keeps a group of covert mercenaries employed by the highest bidder.
Note:	Double feature 2-DVD set. French connection: originally produced as a motion picture in 1971. Ronin: originally produced as a motion picture in 1998. French connection based on the book by Robin Moore. Special features include: Director and actor commentaries; alternate ending; original theatrical trailer. Videorecording.
Call Number:	CQ9 D0080866 VideoDVD
Audience:	MPAA rating: Rated R.
Awards:	French connection: Academy Awards, 1972: Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor (Hackman).
Credits:	French connection: screenplay by Ernest Tidyman ; produced by Philip D'Antoni ; directed by William Friedkin. Music, Don Ellis ; director of photography, Owen Roizman ; film editor, Jerry Greenberg. Ronin: produced by Frank Mancuso, Jr. ; directed by John Frankenheimer ; screenplay by J.D. Zeik and Richard Weisz.
System Details:	French connection: DVD, anamorphic widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; NTSC region 1; dual layer; Dolby digital. Ronin: DVD, widescreen (2.35:1) and full screen (1.33:1) presentation; NTSC region 1; dual layer; Dolby digital.
Cast:	French connection: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Roy Scheider, Tony Lo Bianco, Marcel Bozzuffi. Ronin: Robert De Niro, Jean Reno, Natasha McElhone, Sean Bean, Jonathan Pryce, Stellan Skarsgaård.