French Connection II

About French Connection II

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

French Connection II (1975) is a crime thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer. Released in May 1975, it runs 119 minutes.

Its themes are france, drug addiction, heroin, and policeman.

Gene Hackman stars as "Popeye" Doyle, Fernando Rey as Alain Charnier, Bernard Fresson as Henri Barthélémy, and Philippe Léotard as Jacques. The screenplay is by Alexander Jacobs and Laurie Dillon.

Trainspotting, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, and Angel Heart make useful companions to French Connection II, all filed under cold turkey. TMDB voters put it at 6.8 out of 10 across 496 votes and it carries a R rating.