Doyle travels to marseilles in pursuit of the hero. French connection ii crime jimmy popeye doyle gene hackman is back after narrowly escaping the clutches of alain charnier in the first film, and doyles out for revenge. Popeye doyle travels to marseille to find alain charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in new yo. Watch the french connection starring gene hackman in this drama on directv. French connection ii is a less engaging followup to the original 1971 film, but it\s worth checking out for a few of the sequences.
The films success actually led to an odd little pseudoshared universe of films, mainly by virtue of being based on the same reallife case. It tells the story of new york police department detectives jimmy popeye doyle and buddy cloudy russo, whose reallife counterparts. Edge wear, heavy fold wear, slight fold separation, wrinkling and scuffing throughout, additional vertical fold lines in left and right sections, slight discoloration throughout. French connection ii 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. French connection ii is a 1975 american action thriller film starring gene hackman and directed by john frankenheimer. The filming locations of the french connection, then and now.
The french connection is a 1971 american action thriller film directed by william friedkin. The success of the film led to one true sequel, the entirely fictional french connection ii 1975, with doyle heading to marseille in the hopes that his firsthand recognition of charnier will help put pressure on the manufacturing end of the line. Taking his quest to charniers home turf, doyle is determined to bring down charniers heroin ring and he enlists the help of the gendarmes. He needed the violence, maybe, to survive the toughest beat in town. In these further adventures of popeye doyle, the american detective is the entire subject of the film. The film continues the story, this time john frankenheimer takes the directing reins.
With gene hackman, fernando rey, bernard fresson, philippe leotard. Popeye doyle, the new york narc created by gene hackman in the french connection, was the most compelling of characters, a man driven. Flawed and more conventional than its predecessor, french connection ii still offers a wealth of dynamic action and gritty characterizations. Based on a true incident and a real cop, the movie has great acting by gene hackman and roy scheider as cops hot on the trail of a narcotics dealer from france, who is using an international actor as his unsuspecting smuggler. The french connection is an oscar winning film and deservedly so that is not your usual cop movie. May 19, 1975 french connection ii is nowhere near so complex, though its still entertaining. The french connection was adapted by writer ernest tidyman from a 1969 nonfiction book of the same name by robin moore. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. The french connection ii 1975 official trailer vohq. 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. Watch the french connection online stream full movie directv.
This is the trailer for the french connection 2 1975 starting gene hackman as. Uprooted from his familiar new york city beat, doyle struggles to assert himself in a strange city and break the drug ring wide open. French connection ii krimidrama im tv programm arte, 03. The character of popeye was based on eddie egan, who played simonson in the movie, and cloudy was based on sonny grosso, who played federal agent klein. The film follows nypd detective popeye doyle gene hackman as he travels to paris to track down the head of the infamous drug ring. With gene hackman, roy scheider, fernando rey, tony lo bianco.
It tells the story of new york police department detectives jimmy popeye doyle and buddy cloudy russo, whose reallife counterparts were narcotics detectives eddie egan and sonny grosso. French connection ii favorite movie button overview. Having said that, its undeniably a memorable experience that is well worth viewing. May 21, 2014 william friedkins the french connection depicts just the kind of new york he was looking for. Directed by john frankenheimer, the film was a fictionalized continuation to the events of the first film. French connection ii is a lot more colourful but still low key and displays marseilles in all its glory, and ugliness, as doyle is used as bait to hook out more drug traffickers. This sequel to william friedkins 1971 crime drama finds detective popeye doyle gene hackman still hot on the trail of slippery drug trafficker charnier fernando rey, but this time in marseilles, france.
Watch french connection ii online stream full movie directv. Popeye doyle hackman is sent to marseilles to unearth charnier rey, the man who got away. I suspect much of the dialogue is adlibbed at times and hackman plunges the depths as a fish out of water without a word of french who is kidnapped and forcefed. I loved the french connection and this sequel even though its fiction unlike the original which is mostly trueive heard 80 or 90% of the 1st movie really. A pair of nyc cops in the narcotics bureau stumble onto a drug smuggling job with a french connection. The screenplay, written by ernest tidyman, is based on robin moore s 1969 nonfiction book the french connection.
French connection ii 1975 john frankenheimer synopsis. This sequel to the oscarwinning the french connection picks up almost exactly where the earlier film leaves off. The french connection is a great classic of the 70s worth watching. New york narcotics detective popeye doyle follows the trail of the french connection smuggling ring to france where he teams up. Popeye doyle travels to marseille to find alain charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in new york. Gene hackman returns in his oscar awardwinning role as the hardhitting detective popeye doyle. Gene hackman continues his academy award winning role popeye doyle travels to marsailles to find alain charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in new york. French connection ii, sequel or no, comes off as more of a felt work, and what i make contact with through it is a director. French connection ii official trailer surprisingly good followup to the original tough crime drama. Popeye doyle is now in france to find the drug dealer.
Ii are not much different from those of old saturdayafternoon movie serials. Moores book tells the story of a 1961 narcotics case. French connection ii isnt a pleasant film to watch, and, while it suffers from a similar paucity of plot, it certainly isnt a nobrain actioner for the multiplex set. Jimmy popeye doyle who travels to marseille, france where. Popeye doyle, the new york narc created by gene hackman in the french connection, was the most compelling of characters, a man driven by violent hungers that had little to do with his job as a cop. He had such presence, such a capacity to explode, that when he ran a bust on a bar, the patrons pretty tough themselves. Jimmy popeye doyle gene hackman travels to marsailles to find alain charnier fernando rey, the drug smuggler that eluded him in new.
French connection ii internet movie firearms database. Financial analysis of french connection ii 1975 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability. The screenplay, written by ernest tidyman, is based on robin moores 1969 nonfiction book the french connection. French connection ii 1975 vintage original movie poster u. Made in 1971, the citys decay is front and center in nearly every frame, from abandoned, grimecovered buildings and derelict cars to crumbling warehouses and trashstrewn lots, and at times, the neglect is nothing short of tragic. Popeye doyle has a score to settle in this sequel to 1971s oscarwinning classic. Way too underrated, its as good as the first film, maybe better.
Jimmy popeye doyle is back after narrowly escaping the clutches of alain charnier in the first film, and doyles out for revenge. Furthermore, the car chase is considered a classic in cinematography. It is a fictional sequel to the initially true story of the 1971 academy award winning picture the french connection. Jimmy popeye doyle who travels to marseille, france where he is attempting to track down french drugdealer. French connection ii 1975 this sequel to william friedkins 1971 crime drama finds detective popeye doyle gene hackman still hot on the trail of slippery drug trafficker charnier fernando.
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