Criterion Channel under fire for unexplained edit in "The French Connection"

Movie enthusiasts are sounding their frustration over the censorship and 'clunky edit' of a particular scene in William Friedkin's 1971 movie The French Connection film on the Criterion Channel streaming platform.

The scene involves a conversation between two detectives, portrayed by Gene Hackman and Roy Scheider, in which Hackman's character uses a racial slur. — Read the rest