French Connection II (1975)

Written by Laurie Dillon, Robert Dillon

Directed by John Frankenheimer

Running Time: 100 minutes (approx)

Production Year: 1975

Rating: 18 Certificate

Production Country: USA

Filmed in Colour

Police thriller in which tough New York narcotics detective Popeye Doyle moves to Marseilles in his obsessive pursuit of his old adversary, the drug dealer Charnier. This suspenseful sequel moves away from the straight action of its predecessor to explore Doyle's complex character more fully.

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Cast

	Gene Hackman		Jimmy 'Popeye' Doyle
	Fernando Rey		Alain Charnier
	Bernard Fresson		Inspector Henri Barthelemy
	Jean-Pierre Castaldi		Inspector Raoul Diron
	Charles Millot		Inspector Miletto
	Cathleen Nesbitt		The Old Lady at Hotel Des Colonnade
	Pierre Collet		Old Pro
	Alexandre Fabre		Young Inspector Tailing Doyle
	Philippe Léotard		Jacques Drug Dealer
	Jacques Dynam		Inspector Genevoix Barthelemy's Supervisor
	Raoul Delfosse		Dutch Captain of SS Tarron
	Patrick Floersheim		Manfredi
	André Penvern		Henri the Bartender at Le Florida Cafe
	Ed Lauter		Charnier's Accomplice
	Daniel Vérité		1st Guard Hotel Tanger