French Connection II (1975)

6.8 ? May 18, 1975 1h 59m

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Overview

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

Overview

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

Genres

Action Crime Thriller

Release Date

May 18, 1975

Rating

6.8 /10

Runtime

1h 59m

Official Trailer from YouTube

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

Reine Prat

Young Girl on the Beach

Raoul Delfosse

Dutch Captain

Ham Chau Luong

Japanese Captain

Jacques Dynam

Inspector Genevoix

Malek Kateb

Algerian Chief

Pierre Collet

Old Pro

Alexandre Fabre

Young Inspector

Jean-Pierre Zola

Dumpy Policeman

Manu Pluton

Murdered Arab

Daniel Vérité

1st Guard Hotel Tangers

Potential Kermode

10.0/10

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.

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CinemaSerf

6.0/10

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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