French Connection II (1975)
- Directed by
- John Frankenheimer
- Genre
- drama film, action film, adventure film, crime film, mystery film, neo-noir
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 478 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A New York detective travels to Marseille to hunt a drug lord who escaped him before. He struggles with the local language and police methods while pursuing his target through the city's underworld.
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What happens
French Connection II is a 1975 American neo-noir action thriller film starring Gene Hackman and directed by John Frankenheimer. It is a sequel to the 1971 film The French Connection, and continues the story of the central character, Detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, who travels to Marseille in order to track down French drug-dealer Alain Charnier, played by Fernando Rey, who escaped at the end of the first film. Hackman and Rey are the only returning cast members. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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