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French Connection II

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

6.8(496)19751h 59m4

"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
Part of French Connection Collection · 2 films
  • 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

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    Potential Kermode

    2/16/2017

    10/10

    **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 …

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    CinemaSerf

    11/19/2024

    6/10

    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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