

French Connection II
The French Connection was only the beginning. THIS IS THE CLIMAX.
"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseilles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in New York.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $4.3M
- Box office
- $12.5M
- Language
- English
- france
- heroin
- detective
- marseille, france
- drug addiction
- investigation
- cold turkey
- policeman
- illegal drugs
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- TheatricalR18 May 1975
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical1828 Sept 1975
FinlandFI
- TheatricalK-1622 Aug 1975
FranceFR
- Theatrical126 Aug 1975
GermanyDE
- Theatrical1613 Apr 1976
IrelandIE
- Theatrical1814 Nov 1975
JapanJP
- TheatricalR15+6 Sept 1975
NetherlandsNL
- TV16RTL 524 Apr 2003
- Physical16DVD10 Mar 2007
- Physical16Blu ray3 Dec 2008
NorwayNO
- Theatrical185 Sept 1975
PortugalPT
- Theatrical23 Jan 1976
SwedenSE
- Theatrical1518 May 1975
SwitzerlandCH
- Theatrical1831 Jul 1975
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French Connection II was released on 18 May 1975.
Audience reviews
2- P10/10
Potential Kermode
2/16/2017
**Better than the first!** This action packed sequel moves like a runaway train! William Friedkin's film was excellent - yet contained too many scenes of people sitting in cars watching other people go in and out of buildings - the stakeout scenes bring the film to a halt. The scenes were integral, yes, but they are a damn drag to sit through. Frankenheimer's _French Connection II_ is a superbly acted and taut …
- C6/10
CinemaSerf
11/19/2024
This was never going to be as good as the first film, but as sequels go - especially in the 1970s - this isn't half bad. Gene Hackman's "Popeye Doyle" is doped up full of heroin, and abandoned to the streets. Luckily he is discovered and after some cold turkey, sets about getting back onto the trail of "Charnier" (Fernando Rey) in Marseille. It is here he must work with the French authorities - as suspicious of him, …
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