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French Connection 2 (1975) stars Gene Hackman as Popeye Doyle, reprising his Academy Award winning role from the first film in 1971. Shot in Marseille, France instead of New York City, it distances itself from the first film in locale, for starters.
- (733)
- Fernando Rey, Gene Hackman, Bernard Fresson
- DVD
- PAL
It tells the story of fictional NYPD detectives Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle and Buddy "Cloudy" Russo, whose real-life counterparts were narcotics detectives Eddie Egan and Sonny Grosso, in pursuit of wealthy French heroin smuggler Alain Charnier (played by Rey).
May 21, 1975 · French Connection II: Directed by John Frankenheimer. With Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson, Philippe Léotard. "Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseille to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York.
- (21K)
- Action, Crime, Drama
- John Frankenheimer
- 1975-05-21
Mar 6, 2012 · Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (Hackman) and his partner, Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider), are New York City police detectives on narcotics detail, trying to track down the source of heroin from Europe into the United States.
- William Friedkin
- 03/06/2012
- 1971
- 20Th Century Fox
New York City police Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle investigates the case of a murdered model, which leads him on the trail of a gang of terrorists and a drug cartel of international smugglers.
- Mystery Crime Drama Thriller
Feb 24, 2009 · The film is about New York City cops Popeye Doyle (Gene Hackman) and Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider), narcotics detectives hot on the trail of a major new shipment.
Two narcotics detectives, "Popeye" Doyle and his partner Buddy Russo, start to close in on a vast international narcotics ring when the smugglers unexpectedly strike back. Following an attempt on his life by one of the smugglers, Doyle sets off a deadly pursuit that ultimately takes him far beyond mere New York City limits.
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