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French Connection II is a 1975 American neo-noir action thriller film starring Gene Hackman and directed by John Frankenheimer. It is a sequel to the 1971 film The French Connection , and continues the story of the central character, Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle , who travels to Marseille in order to track down French drug-dealer Alain ...
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.
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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Savvy New York cop Popeye Doyle is out of element in France as he pursues heroin kingpins to Marseilles. Directed by John Frankenheimer ("The Manchurian Candidate", "Reindeer Games") a continuation of "The French Connection."
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.
French Connection II. 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. IMDb 6.7 1 h 59 min 1975.
French Connection II. Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman) is back after narrowly escaping the clutches of Alain Charnier in the first film, and Doyle's out for revenge. Taking his quest to Charnier's home turf, Doyle is determined to bring down Charnier's heroin ring and he enlists the help of the gendarmes.
French Connection II. Gene Hackman reprises his iconic role as hard-hitting detective Popeye Doyle in this acclaimed follow-up action hit. While in Marseilles in pursuit of heroin dealers, Doyle is kidnapped and forced to become as addict himself.
Popeye Doyle, the New York narc created by Gene Hackman in "The French Connection," was the most compelling of characters, a man driven by violent hungers that had little to do with his job as a cop. He needed the violence, maybe, to survive the toughest beat in town.
Fanatiical New York narcotics cop Popeye Doyle obsessively pursues his old nemesis, wily old rival drug Alain Charnier, who escaped capture from New York back to his native Mareilles,, but the outcome of the eponymous case. is still to be determined. — jbbooks1961.
