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French Connection II is a 1975 American neo-noir action thriller film starring Gene Hackman and directed by John Frankenheimer.
May 21, 1975 · Gene Hackman returns as Popeye Doyle, a New York cop who chases a drug smuggler to France in this 1975 sequel. IMDb provides cast and crew information, user and critic reviews, trivia, goofs, quotes, and more for this film.
- (21K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- John Frankenheimer
- 1975-05-21
Gene Hackman reprises his role as Popeye Doyle, a New York cop sent to Marseille to capture a French heroin smuggler. The film explores Popeye's addiction, humor and heroism, but suffers from a confusing plot and a lack of location authenticity.
This sequel to William Friedkin's 1971 crime drama finds Detective "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman) still hot on the trail of slippery drug trafficker Charnier (Fernando Rey), but this time in ...
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- John Frankenheimer
- R
- Gene Hackman
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... read the rest.
New York cop Popeye Doyle travels to Marseille to catch drug smuggler Alain Charnier, who escaped him in New York. He faces corruption, danger, and addiction in his pursuit of the French connection.
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Since the drug smuggler Alain Charnier got away from him in New York, narcotics detective Popeye Doyle follows him to France and works with the police there to capture him and shut down his operation. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
