Sunday, 15 March 2015

The French Connection (1971)

The French Connection (1971) Directed by William Friedkin and starring Gene Hackman, Roy Scheider and Fernando Rey. 104mins

French Connection II (1975) Directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Gene Hackman, 
Fernando Rey and Bernard Fresson. 119mins


3-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2002

2-disc Special Edition Blu-ray bought in 2010










 Blu-ray






Blu-ray extras -

Audio Commentary with director William Friedkin
Scene-specific Commentary with actors Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider
William Friedkin Introduction
Isolated Score Track
Pop-Up Trivia track
The Poughkeepsie Shuffle (53mins)
Making the Connection: The Untold Stories of The French Connection (57mins)
Deleted Scenes
Anatomy of a Chase (20mins)
Hackman on Doyle (11mins)
Friedkin and Grosso Remember the Real French Connection (19mins)
Scene of the Crime
Color Timing The French Connection
Cop Jazz: The Music of Don Ellis
Rogue Cop: The Noir Connection

Dirty Harry (1971)

Directed by Don Siegel and starring Clint Eastwood, Andrew Robinson, Harry Guardino, 
Reni Santoni and John Vernon.


Blu-ray bought in 2010
102mins






Audio commentary with film historian Richard Schickel
The Long Shadow of Dirty Harry (26mins)
Dirty Harry: The Original (30mins)
Dirty Harry's Way -vintage featurette
Clint Eastwood: The Man from Malpaso (58mins)
Interview Gallery (27mins):
Theatrical trailer

Big Jake (1971)

Directed by George Sherman and starring John Wayne, Richard Boone, Maureen O' Hara, 
Patrick Wayne and Christopher Mitchum.


DVD bought in 2007
109m 40s






No extras

They Call Me Trinity (1971)

They Call Me Trinity (1971) Directed by E.B. Clucher and starring Terence Hill, Bud Spencer 
and Farley Granger. 109mins


Trinity is Still My Name (1972) Directed by Enzo Barboni and starring Terence Hill
and Bud Spencer. 110mins


Double Feature DVD bought in 2003




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New interviews with actors Terence Hill and Bud Spencer
Photo gallery
Production notes 

Bedknobs and Broomsticks (1971)

Directed by Robert Stevenson and starring Angela Lansbury, David Tomlinson, Roddy McDowall, Bruce Forsythe and Sam Jaffe.


30th Anniversary DVD bought in 2003
139m 11s







The Worm Turns - cartoon short
The Vanishing Private - cartoon short
Music Magic: The Sherman Brothers - featurette
A Step in the Right Direction -deleted song
Bedknobs And Broomsticks Scrapbook
Portobello Road: Recording Session Footage
Film Facts - notes

And Now For Something Completely Different (1971)

Directed by Ian MacNaughton and starring Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin.


DVD bought in 2006
88mins






Theatrical Trailer

Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

Directed by Guy Hamilton and starring Sean Connery, Jill St. John, Charles Gray, Bruce Glover, Putter Smith, Lana Wood and Jimmy Dean.


Special Edition DVD bought in 2000

2-disc Special Edition DVD bought in 2006

Blu-ray bought in 2012
Part of the 'James Bond Collection'
120m 08s







 2-disc DVD








Blu-ray extras - 

Audio commentary by director Guy Hamilton, co-screenwriter Tom Mankiewicz, composer John Barry, actors Jill St. John, Joe Robinson, Marc Lawrence, Lana Wood, Bruce Glover, Shane Rimmer, Trina Parks, Jimmy Dean and Putter Smith, production designer Ken Adam, set decorator Peter Lamont, continuity supervisor Elaine Schreyeck, stuntman George Leech and lyricist Don Black, moderated by Ian Fleming Foundation's David Naylor

Declassified: MI6 Vault
Sean Connery 1971: The BBC Interview
Lesson 007: Close Quarter Combat
Oil Rig Attack
Vegas Car Chase
Moonbuggy Chase
Bambi & Thumper
Bond Arrives on the Oil Rig
Deleted scenes
Mission Dossier
Inside Diamonds Are Forever (31mins)
Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond (41mins)
Ministry of Propaganda
Image Database
Theatrical Trailers