BBC Poughkeepsie Shuffle: Tracing The French Connection 2000 1080p HDTV x265-MVGroup
Film critic Mark Kermode examines the making of classic thriller The French Connection, beginning with the history behind the 1960s drug bust that inspired the film.
Interviewees include director William Friedkin, stars Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider, and former New York cop Sonny Grosso, upon whose exploits the film was based. Mark also revisits the original New York locations which the movie made infamous, and retreads the course of the legendary car and train chase sequence.
Technical Spec
Video Codec: x265 CABAC Main L4
Video Bitrate: CRF 21 (~2257Kbps)
Video Resolution: 1920x1080
Frame Rate: 25 FPS
Audio Codec: AAC-LC (Apple)
Audio Bitrate: q100 VBR 48KHz (126/194Kbps avg/peak)
Audio Channels: 2
Audio Gain: 3dB
Run-Time: 52 mins
Part Size: 888 MB
Source: HDTV (1080i/h264 4957Kbps VBR 2.06GB)
Subtitles: Merged