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French Connection II

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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 Marseilles, France. Uprooted from his familiar New York City beat, Doyle struggles to assert himself in a strange city and break the drug ring wide open. When Charnier's goons force him into a heroin addiction, the tough cop must summon every ounce of his courage to kick the habit cold turkey.
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Flawed and more conventional than its predecessor, French Connection II still offers a wealth of dynamic action and gritty characterizations.

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Perry Stewart Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com Oct 8
The new "Connection" is a knocked-out blockbuster of a movie. Go to Full Review
Penelope Gilliatt The New Yorker 03/06/2024
The central character, Popeye Doyle, is again played by Gene Hackman and seems to be a man to root for, but there is really nothing to home but ignobility and biceps. Go to Full Review
Elston Brooks Fort Worth Star-Telegram/DFW.com 09/05/2021
Frankenheimer's directorial touches abound in this, his best picture in years. Go to Full Review
Eddie Harrison film-authority.com 08/24/2022
3/5
…The French Connection’s famously ambiguous ending left room for a satisfying enough sequel, and there’s lots of vigorous cops and robbers action to enjoy here… Go to Full Review
John Huddy Miami Herald 09/05/2021
"French Connection II" is ruthless, raunchy, profane, and powerful - in some important ways, superior to the original. Go to Full Review
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alan g @agenser Jul 11 Nowhere near as good as the first. See more thiago s @Thiagostone Jun 23 Filme mais ou menos, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são mais ou menos, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom, o filme é meio parado, mais o final deu uma salvada no filme. See more Rosana B 09/01/2024 French Connection II (1975) é uma sequência fictícia, se o primeiro que era baseado em fatos históricos criminais (que eu comumente amo) eu não me apeteci, imagina agora uma sequência (que por si só nem sempre alcança o original), Chaplim, Akira Kurosawa, David Fincher, Pitt e Spielberg amaram o primeiro, mas e daí, surpreendente gostei mais desse, um americano que não fala francês (me identifico) divertido, a "tortura" com heroína, e a crise de abstinência, um drama adorável... See more CodyZamboni Z 07/03/2024 Movie is overlong, The final sequence could be cut down by half, The film's biggest asset is its' star, Gene Hackman blows everyone off the screen, I liked the gritty realism throughout the movie, But the overlength hurts the overall impact, See more Alec B 12/13/2023 For a movie that has no business existing, it's not half bad. Yeah it is still unnecessary (to give Doyle a measure of closure, however small, disregards a lot of what made the first one so great) but interesting enough to work as a "fish out of water" thriller. See more Tim M @tgmacman 12/07/2023 French Connection II isn't nearly as pulse-pounding as its groundbreaking predecessor, but it does more with character including another solid turn from Gene Hackman. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis 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 Marseilles, France. Uprooted from his familiar New York City beat, Doyle struggles to assert himself in a strange city and break the drug ring wide open. When Charnier's goons force him into a heroin addiction, the tough cop must summon every ounce of his courage to kick the habit cold turkey.
Director
John Frankenheimer
Producer
Robert L. Rosen
Screenwriter
Alexander Jacobs, Robert Dillon, Laurie Dillon
Production Co
Twentieth Century Fox
Rating
R
Genre
Action
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
May 21, 1975, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Mar 1, 2013
Runtime
1h 59m
Sound Mix
Stereo
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