French Connection II
"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseilles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in New York.
Cast
Gene Hackman
as "Popeye" Doyle
Fernando Rey
as Alain Charnier
Bernard Fresson
as Henri Barthélémy
Philippe Léotard
as Jacques
Ed Lauter
as General William Brian
Charles Millot
as Miletto
Jean-Pierre Castaldi
as Raoul
Cathleen Nesbitt
as The Old Lady
Samantha Llorens
as Denise
André Penvern
as Bartender
Reviews
Potential Kermode
**Better than the first!** This action packed sequel moves like a runaway train! William Friedkin's film was excellent - yet contained too many scenes of people sitting in cars watching other people go in and out of buildings - the stakeout scenes bring the film to a halt. The scenes were integra...
CinemaSerf
This was never going to be as good as the first film, but as sequels go - especially in the 1970s - this isn't half bad. Gene Hackman's "Popeye Doyle" is doped up full of heroin, and abandoned to the streets. Luckily he is discovered and after some cold turkey, sets about getting back onto the trail...
