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The French Connection Gets Cut
« on: June 07, 2023, 02:44:34 PM »
The French Connection: Film fans fume as classic 1971 movie is censored without explanation
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/the-french-connection-disney-criterion-b2353180.html
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Jacob Stolworthy

Film fans are expressing their fury after a scene in The French Connection was censored without explanation.

Those watching William Friedkin’s 1971 drama on US streaming platform Criterion Channel were left confused by a clunky edit during a scene roughly 10 minutes into the film.

The sequence, set in the New York police precinct, features a conversation between detectives “Popeye” Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy “Cloudy” Russo (Roy Scheider), in which the former utters a racial slur.

The six-second sequence has been completely removed, and the edited version instead cuts to midway through the pair’s conversation.

Those who purchased digital copies of the film are re-watching the scene back, and noticing that the copy they bought has also been amended to reflect the change.

Disney has been accused of censoring the film; the studio has owned the rights to The French Connection since its acquisition of Fox back in 2019.

However, the film remains unedited on Disney+ in the UK and Canada.

The Independent has contacted both Criterion Channel and Disney for comment.

The bold part is the key - only in the U.S.
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Re: The French Connection Gets Cut
« Reply #1 on: June 07, 2023, 02:58:33 PM »
The French Connection: Film fans fume as classic 1971 movie is censored without explanation
https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/the-french-connection-disney-criterion-b2353180.html
The bold part is the key - only in the U.S.

Kind of like the Little Mermaid movie poster in CHINA?
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Re: The French Connection Gets Cut
« Reply #2 on: June 07, 2023, 03:01:18 PM »
Kind of like the Little Mermaid movie poster in CHINA?

Or the WWE Women's Division performing in full track suits everytime they hit Saudi Arabia.
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Re: The French Connection Gets Cut
« Reply #3 on: June 07, 2023, 03:15:23 PM »
In other news, similar changes are being made to Pulp Fiction.

Look for the newly recut edition to air Sunday from 9 pm to 9:01:36 pm. 
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Re: The French Connection Gets Cut
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2023, 03:16:17 PM »
More ridiculousness from libtards.
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