French Connection 1 & 2 (Blu-ray)

French Connection 1 & 2 (Blu-ray)A double bill of the classic 70's thrillers featuring an Oscar winning Gene Hackman as 'Popeye' Doyle. In the first film Doyle and Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider) are tough New York cops attempting to crack a drug smuggling ring. They have a small candy store under surveillance, but Doyle is not happy when he receives the order to work with a pair of French federal agents on the case, one of whom he has a long standing feud with. Hackman and director

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