French Connection II (1975)

119 min · Action, Detective Film, Justice Drama, Mafia Film, Thriller, action film, action thriller, adventure film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, mystery film, neo-noir, police procedural film, suspense film, thriller film

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Directors

John Frankenheimer

Cast

Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson, Philippe Léotard, Ed Lauter, Charles Millot, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Cathleen Nesbitt

The story

Picking up four years after The French Connection left off, New York City police officer Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle still searches for elusive drug kingpin Alain Charnier. The department sends him to Marseille to track down Charnier. Once there, Doyle is met by English-speaking Inspector Henri Barthélémy, who resents his rude, nasty crimefighting demeanor.

Catalogue themes and tags

Addicted, Detective, Drogenboß, Drug Addiction, Enquiry, France, Heroin, Marseille, Shootout, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Gangster Film, Action/Adventure, Suspense, Crime Thriller, Action

Genres

Action, Detective Film, Justice Drama, Mafia Film, Thriller, action film, action thriller, adventure film, crime drama film, crime film, crime thriller film, drama film, mystery film, neo-noir, police procedural film, suspense film, thriller film

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