Jacob StolworthyFilm 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 French Connection: Film fans fume as classic 1971 movie is censored without explanationhttps://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/the-french-connection-disney-criterion-b2353180.htmlThe bold part is the key - only in the U.S.
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