Gene Hackman
"Popeye" Doyle
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"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseilles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in New York.
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| Release Date | 1975-05-18 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 1h 59m |
| Directors | Claude Renoir, John Frankenheimer, Gwen Field, Thierry Chabert, Bernard Stora, Marc Monnet, Pierre Tatischeff |
| Producer | Robert L. Rosen |
| Writers | Laurie Dillon, Robert Dillon, Alexander Jacobs, Laurie Dillon, Robert Dillon |
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 integral, yes, but they are a damn drag to sit through.
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 to behold.
Yes, this is an action packed masterpiece and I thoroughly recommend it to fans of gritty 70's cinema.
— Potential Kermode