French Connection II (1975)

★ 6.8 1h 59m IMDb

"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseilles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in New York.

French Connection II

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Cast

Gene Hackman
Gene Hackman as "Popeye" Doyle Died 2025 · San Bernardino, California, USA Eugene Allen Hackman (January 30, 1930 – c. February 18, 2025) was an American actor. Hackman made his credited film debut in the drama Lilith (1964). He later won two Academy Awards, his first for Be...
Fernando Rey
Fernando Rey as Alain Charnier Died 1994 · A Coruña, Galicia, Spain Fernando Rey  (September 20, 1917 – March 9, 1994) — best known as Fernando Rey — was a Spanish film, theatre, and TV actor, who worked in both Europe and the United States. A suave, international act...
Bernard Fresson
Bernard Fresson as Henri Barthélémy Died 2002 · Reims, Marne, France Bernard Fresson (27 May 1931- 20 October 2002) was a French cinema actor. He starred in over 160 films. Some of his notable roles include: Javert in the 1972 mini-series version of Les Misérables, Ins...
Philippe Léotard
Philippe Léotard as Jacques Died 2001 · Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France Philippe Léotard (his full name was Ange Philippe Paul André Léotard-Tomasi; 28 August 1940 – 25 August 2001) was a French actor, poet and singer. He was born in Nice, one of seven children - four gi...
Ed Lauter
Ed Lauter as General William Brian Died 2013 · Long Beach, Long Island, New York, USA Ed Lauter ( October 30, 1938 – October 16, 2013) was an American actor. His films include The Last American Hero (1973), The Longest Yard (1974), King Kong (1976), Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Pa...
Charles Millot
Charles Millot as Miletto Died 2003 · Novi Pavljani, Croatia Charles Millot (born Veljko Milojević; 23 December 1921 – 6 October 2003) was a Yugoslav-born French actor who made many film appearances over a 35-year period. His notable film appearances include:...

Audience Reviews

Potential Kermode 10/10 Feb 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 superbly acted and taut thriller that contains a substantial amount of humour too! The perfect movie.

Hackman's finest performance can be found here and his harrowing withdrawal from heroin is a wonder to behold.

Yes, this is an action packed masterpiece and I thoroughly recommend it to fans of gritty 70's cinema.
CinemaSerf 6/10 Nov 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 suspicious of him, as he is of them - to effect a catch! Marseille is always a great venue for films like this - it has an earthily cosmopolitan seediness that really lends well to this kind of drama. Certainly, this plot lacks the intensity of the 1971 original, and "Doyle" frequently comes across here as a bit of an arrogant American ass, but the pace is still pretty good, and there is plenty of action to keep it lively for a couple of hours with car chases and shoot-outs a-plenty.

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