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French Connection II

French Connection II

Action · Crime · Thriller · 1975

"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseilles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in New York.

Movie details

French Connection II

“The French Connection was only the beginning. THIS IS THE CLIMAX.”

1975 Action · Crime · Thriller 1h 59m

Critical arithmetic

The consensus, allegedly.

IMDb

6.7 / 10

22.9K votes

Rotten Tomatoes

83 %

Tomatometer

Metacritic

68 / 100

Metascore

TMDB

6.8 / 10

Community rating

External scores via OMDb · CC BY-NC 4.0. Values normalized for display; availability varies by title.

"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseilles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in New York.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.

The archetype split

Who fights over French Connection II?

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

John Frankenheimer

Written by

Alexander Jacobs · Robert Dillon · Laurie Dillon

Gene Hackman

Gene Hackman

"Popeye" Doyle

Fernando Rey

Fernando Rey

Alain Charnier

Bernard Fresson

Bernard Fresson

Henri Barthélémy

Philippe Léotard

Philippe Léotard

Jacques

Ed Lauter

Ed Lauter

General William Brian

Charles Millot

Charles Millot

Miletto

Jean-Pierre Castaldi

Jean-Pierre Castaldi

Raoul

Court is in session

Put French Connection II on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Adrenaline Seeker

“Momentum is a formal choice.”

The velocity sharpens instinct and tension, making every beat land before self-importance can settle in.

The prosecution The Auteur Devotee

“Speed as an alibi.”

The film races past its weak spots and hopes acceleration will keep the audience from inspecting the evidence.