"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseilles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in New York.
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Gene Hackman
"Popeye" Doyle
Fernando Rey
Alain Charnier
Bernard Fresson
Henri Barthélémy
Philippe Léotard
Jacques
Ed Lauter
General William Brian
Charles Millot
Miletto
Jean-Pierre Castaldi
Raoul
Cathleen Nesbitt
The Old Lady
Samantha Llorens
Denise
André Penvern
Bartender
Director
John Frankenheimer
Screenplay
Laurie Dillon
Tagline
"The French Connection was only the beginning. THIS IS THE CLIMAX."
Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$4,300,000
Revenue
$12,500,000
Production
20th Century Fox
Potential Kermode
February 16, 2017
**Better than the first!** This action packed sequel moves like a runaway train! William Friedkin's film was excellent - yet contained too many scenes of people sitting in cars watching other people go in and out of buildings - the stakeout scenes bring the film to a halt. The scenes were integral, yes, but they are a damn drag to sit through. Frankenheimer's _French Connection II_ is a supe...
CinemaSerf
November 19, 2024
This was never going to be as good as the first film, but as sequels go - especially in the 1970s - this isn't half bad. Gene Hackman's "Popeye Doyle" is doped up full of heroin, and abandoned to the streets. Luckily he is discovered and after some cold turkey, sets about getting back onto the trail of "Charnier" (Fernando Rey) in Marseille. It is here he must work with the French authorities - as...
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