French Connection II

French Connection II
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJohn Frankenheimer
Screenplay byAlexander Jacobs
Robert Dillon
Laurie Dillon
Story byRobert Dillon
Laurie Dillon
Based onThe French Connection
1971 film
by William Friedkin
Produced byRobert L. Rosen
StarringGene Hackman
Fernando Rey
Bernard Fresson
CinematographyClaude Renoir
Edited byTom Rolf
Music byDon Ellis
Distributed by20th Century-Fox
Release date
  • May 21, 1975 (1975-05-21)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
French
Budget$4.3 million[1]
Box office$12.5 million[2]

French Connection II is a 1975 American neo-noir action thriller film[3] starring Gene Hackman and directed by John Frankenheimer. It is a sequel to the 1971 film The French Connection, and continues the story of the central character, Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, who travels to Marseille in order to track down French drug-dealer Alain Charnier, played by Fernando Rey, who escaped at the end of the first film. Hackman and Rey are the only returning cast members.

  1. ^ Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century Fox: A Corporate and Financial History (The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series). Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press, 1989. ISBN 978-0-8108-4244-1. p257
  2. ^ "French Connection II, Worldwide Box Office". Worldwide Box Office. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
  3. ^ "The French Connection II (1975) – John Frankenheimer". AllMovie.

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