French Connection II
Posted On: February 26, 2010
“Popeye” Doyle travels to Marsailles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in New York.
- Director: John Frankenheimer
- Genre:Action / Crime / Drama / Thriller
- Runtime:114 minutes
Cast
Gene Hackman : Doyle
Fernando Rey : Alain Charnier
Bernard Fresson : Barthélémy
Philippe Léotard: Jacques (as Philippe Leotard)
Ed Lauter : General Brian
While the initial film was based on a true story, the sequel is, except for a reference to the captured heroin in the first film disappearing, entirely fictional and expands on the central character of Popeye Doyle by placing him in Marseilles, France, where he is attempting to track down French drug-dealer Alain Charnier, who got away at the end of the first film. Read more
