French Connection II
Director: John Frankenheimer
Genre: Thriller, Action, Crime Fiction, Gangster, Crime Thriller, Suspense, Action/Adventure
Year: 1975
Country: United States of America
Language: English Language, French Language
Starring: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Philippe Léotard, Pierre Collet, Cathleen Nesbitt, Ed Lauter, Jean-Pierre Zola, Bernard Fresson, Charles Millot, Jean-Pierre Castaldi
French Connection II is a 1975 crime drama film starring Gene Hackman and directed by John Frankenheimer. It is a fictional sequel to the initially true story of the 1971 Academy Award winning picture The French Connection. The film expands on the central character of James "Popeye" Doyle who travels to Marseille, France where he is attempting to track down French drug-dealer Alain Charnier, who got away at the end of the first film. Hackman and Fernando Rey are the only returning cast members.
Picking up where the original left off, narcotics officer Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman) is still searching for the elusive drug kingpin Alain Charnier (Fernando Rey). Orders from the captain send Doyle to Marseille, France, to track down the criminal mastermind and bust his drug ring. Once in France, Doyle is met by Inspector Henri Barthélémy (Bernard Fresson), who resents his rude and crude crimefighting demeanor. Doyle then begins to find himself as a fish out of water in France, where he is matched with a language he cannot understand. Doyle is shown round the police station where he finds his desk is situated directly outside the gents toilets. He tells Barthélémy that he is not
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