Fox Home Entertainment has announced the technical specs and special features for the upcoming Blu-ray releases of '
The French Connection' and '
The French Connection II', which are both due to hit store shelves on February 24th. Video will be presented in 1.85:1 1080p AVC accompanied by 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio soundtracks.
Extras for 'The French Connection' include:
Disc One
- William Friedkin Introduction to The French Connection
- Commentary by William Friedkin
- Commentary by Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider
- Trivia Track
- Isolated 5.1 Score Track
- Theatrical Trailer
- D-Box Motion Control
Disc Two
- 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
- Anatomy of a Chase
- Gene Hackman on Popeye Doyle
- Friedkin and Grosso Remember the Real French Connection
- Scene of the Crime
- Color Timing The French Connection
- Cop Jazz-The Music of Don Ellis
- Rogue Cop-The Noir Connection
- BBC Documentary: The Poughkeepsie Shuffle
- Making the Connection: The Untold Stories of The French Connection
For 'The French Connection II', extras include:
- Commentary by Director John Frankenheimer
- Frankenheimer in Focus
- A Conversation with Gene Hackman
- D-Box Motion Control
- Stills Gallery
- Isolated 5.1 Score Track