French Connection II (1975)

Cast

Gene Hackman
as Doyle
Ed Lauter
as General Brian
Hal Needham
as Doyle Kidnapper
Fernando Rey
as Alain Charnier

Get more information about French Connection II (1975) on IMDb

Genres & Description

Action Crime Drama Thriller

6.8 / 10

New York narcotics detective Popeye Doyle follows the trail of the French connection smuggling ring to France where he teams up with the gendarmes to hunt down the ringleader.

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Comments on this trailer
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DrRidaz

"El Scotchio?" - @Monday, October 22, 2018 12:38 PM

Richard Ristic

Never seen any of them. Are they any good?? Considering how dated they now look. - @Sunday, September 30, 2018 9:43 AM

joe b

Damn, I love this film. Way too underrated, it's as good as the first film, maybe better. - @Monday, March 26, 2018 8:11 PM

Leigh Lewis

Love part2 very real like part1 Hackmans acting some of his best Only downside was there was no mention of buddy anybody know why Roy S never reprised his role Also one plot hole how did dole ever Learn of Frog 1’s name sure if was never mentioned in part1 loved to have seen a part 3 where he’s back in charge of the narcotics team in New York - @Sunday, February 25, 2018 8:09 PM

Popeye Doyle

"Mayo, mayo, mayo, mayo!!!" - @Saturday, June 17, 2017 6:44 PM

SkinoReturns

I love the commentators voice - @Monday, April 18, 2016 11:41 PM

Lenora Rogers

methinks this sequel is pretty darn good - @Wednesday, April 6, 2016 3:44 AM

Kelly14UK

Fuck sequel snobs. This one was good. - @Monday, April 6, 2015 1:29 AM

SuperStrik9

Good flick. Not as good as the first but still really good. Love the ending. - @Saturday, August 30, 2014 9:45 AM

John Molina

+wataki2 Huh? - @Saturday, August 23, 2014 5:48 AM

Quilted Pine

After watching, rather, listening to the director's comments (J Frankenheimer I believe) I learned that there are actually two deleted scenes which are curiously NOT available on the boxset DVD. He said he was not able to recover the Traffic jam scene and the scene with Reine Prat, the volleyball girl who we see with him exiting the Hotel and parting ways. Apparently, this "hot" scene (one can only suspect) was in the preview version showed to audiences before the official release. I would like to know if anyone knows about this or (really pushing my luck here) has seen that part. My guess is it was deleted because it did not add anything important to the movie after the screening, but it must have meant something if the director took the time to film it... - @Tuesday, February 11, 2014 6:14 AM

HD Film Tributes

Did they really need to say "French Connection" TEN TIMES in a three minute trailer. - @Monday, January 13, 2014 11:28 PM

DarthMessias

He's Popeye the sailer man! - @Monday, February 4, 2013 3:58 PM

David Graham Scott

synch problem there?? - @Monday, October 15, 2012 2:24 PM

Stefano Pavone

No, he was PD in a 1986 TV film called "Popeye Doyle". The 1981 Sylvester Stallone film "Nighthawks" was originally going to be French Connection 3 until Gene Hackman refused to play Doyle one more time. - @Thursday, August 9, 2012 10:29 PM

thatfilmgeekguy

apart from a certain scene in the girl with the dragon tattoo, what they did to popeye in the second film is the hardest sequence i've ever had to watch in a film, because i fucking love popeye doyle more than any other male character in a film (just like lisbeth more than any other female character). but i wouldn't say that diluted the quality of the film. in fact, i think that's the film's ace card because EVERY movie, especially sequels, have to test the main character to the limit. - @Thursday, June 21, 2012 2:00 PM

zzyoman

i would disagree there, both films displayed fantastic acting - @Thursday, April 12, 2012 2:27 AM

Norma Desmond

@fdsffdd Other way round. FC2's got the better performances. Namely Gene Hackman's. He carries the show. - @Sunday, January 1, 2012 3:56 PM

Enda Caldwell

One of the best films ever made. - @Tuesday, November 1, 2011 4:36 AM

Adenoid Hynkel

@smizzman I/m not so sure about your other examples. Maybe, but this one certainly is a notch better than the first. - @Saturday, April 9, 2011 12:04 AM

smizzman

@spideymayne ..Yeah I got a copy of Vengeance a few weeks back..I loved "Exiled" and "The Mission" also, Johnny To has taken the place of John Woo as the badass in hong kong IMO - @Monday, February 14, 2011 4:00 PM

@smizzman thanks for the great comment i loved part 2 equally as part 1 - @Tuesday, January 18, 2011 8:54 PM

smizzman

@spideymayne ..Part 1 is a classic too, but Part II really grew on me over the years and being I am such a big fan of revenge films, part II became one of my favorite films ever, especially the scenes when popeye gets all of the junk out of his system and goes out looking for some payback, gets me fired up everytime :) - @Tuesday, January 18, 2011 7:33 PM

JalandharShere

parlezz vouiss - @Monday, December 6, 2010 5:30 PM

knownpleasures

more watchable than the first - @Friday, December 3, 2010 11:41 AM

Yehbytheway

both films are great but the payback factor in two is brilliant. Bring water plenty of water! - @Tuesday, September 21, 2010 11:43 PM

octaviobernalfletes

WHY I DONT SEE THIS MOVIES ON YOU TUBE? - @Saturday, March 6, 2010 12:10 AM

smizzman

IMO this movie is one of those rare sequels that are better than the first, kinda like "..The Empire Strikes Back" , "Hannibal" .."Aliens" .."Godfather II" ..etc - @Sunday, February 28, 2010 3:23 PM

Green18600

Brilliant Trailer!! The following trailer clip from 1975 had more drama and more revenge from "The French Connection 2" in that era. A Brilliant 6!! - @Thursday, February 4, 2010 6:19 AM

pektor72

Better even from the first! - @Friday, January 29, 2010 3:42 PM

Suazovic

Doyle is bad news, but a good cop! - @Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:14 PM

YouQube05117

run, popeye run! - @Tuesday, May 12, 2009 8:04 PM

I truly agree , its shows more of Popeye Doyle - @Monday, March 2, 2009 8:44 PM

75amoeba

Excellent. - @Sunday, December 28, 2008 3:38 AM

The Bad Guy From The Darkside

Excellent sequal, but the 3rd inatallment Popeye Doyle starring Ed O Neil in 1986 wasnt so good. - @Thursday, November 29, 2007 2:56 PM