---
title: 'French Connection II (1975)'
type: 'film'
director: 'John Frankenheimer'
released: '1975-05-18'
runtime_minutes: 119
certification: 'R'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Action'
  - 'Adventure'
  - 'Crime'
  - 'Mystery'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/french-connection-ii-1975'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073018/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# French Connection II (1975)

1975 · R · 119 min · Drama, Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery · United States


## Synopsis

French Connection II is a 1975 American neo-noir action thriller film 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [John Frankenheimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-frankenheimer)
- **Screenplay:** [Alexander Jacobs](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-jacobs)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Don Ellis](https://cinepixo.com/people/don-ellis)
- **Director of Photography:** [Claude Renoir](https://cinepixo.com/people/claude-renoir)
- **Editor:** [Tom Wolf](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-wolf)

## Cast

- [Roland Blanche](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-blanche)
- [Paul Mercey](https://cinepixo.com/people/paul-mercey)
- [Gene Hackman](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-hackman) as Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle
- [Charles Millot](https://cinepixo.com/people/charles-millot)
- [Pierre Collet](https://cinepixo.com/people/pierre-collet)
- [Jean-Pierre Zola](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-zola)
- [Bernard Fresson](https://cinepixo.com/people/bernard-fresson)
- [Patrick Bouchitey](https://cinepixo.com/people/patrick-bouchitey)
- [Hal Needham](https://cinepixo.com/people/hal-needham)
- [Cathleen Nesbitt](https://cinepixo.com/people/cathleen-nesbitt)
- [Jacques Dynam](https://cinepixo.com/people/jacques-dynam)
- [Philippe Brizard](https://cinepixo.com/people/philippe-brizard)
- [Raoul Delfosse](https://cinepixo.com/people/raoul-delfosse)
- [Jean-Pierre Castaldi](https://cinepixo.com/people/jean-pierre-castaldi)
- [André Penvern](https://cinepixo.com/people/andre-penvern)

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