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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Alexander Jacobs (screenplay) and
Robert Dillon (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
21 May 1975 (USA) more
Tagline:
THE FRENCH CONNECTION was only the beginning-THIS is the climax
Plot:
"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marsailles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in New York. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(6 articles)
Movie Art As Life
(From CinemaRetro. 22 October 2009, 3:53 AM, PDT)
Movies That Deserve a Second Life: Action/Adventure Edition
(From JustPressPlay. 13 March 2009, 2:12 PM, PDT)
User Comments:
Brilliant. more (54 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Gene Hackman | ... | Doyle | |
| Fernando Rey | ... | Alain Charnier | |
| Bernard Fresson | ... | Barthélémy | |
| Philippe Léotard | ... | Jacques (as Philippe Leotard) | |
| Ed Lauter | ... | General Brian | |
| Charles Millot | ... | Miletto | |
| Jean-Pierre Castaldi | ... | Raoul | |
| Cathleen Nesbitt | ... | The Old Lady | |
| Samantha Llorens | ... | Denise | |
| André Penvern | ... | Bartender | |
| Reine Prat | ... | Young Girl on the Beach | |
| Raoul Delfosse | ... | Dutch Captain | |
| Ham-Chau Luong | ... | Japanese Captain (as Ham Chau Luong) | |
| Jacques Dynam | ... | Inspector Genevoix | |
| Malek Kateb | ... | Algerian Chief (as Malek Eddine) |
Additional Details
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Runtime:
119 min
Country:
Color:
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Westrex Recording System)
Certification:
UK:X (original rating) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | UK:18 (video rating) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Canada:R (Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Brazil:16 | Canada:18A (video rating) | Finland:K-16 (1988) (video rating) | Argentina:18 | Australia:M | Finland:K-18 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16
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Trivia:
The heroin processing lab was built by the Corsican mafia, and was so realistic that the entire set had to be guarded by French police when it wasn't in being used by the film crew. The mafia also advised on the methods used by drug smugglers to get heroin in the US (concealing the drug in freighter weights) and, according to John Frankenheimer, organized the permits for the traffic jam during the chase at the end of the film. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In the beginning of the movie, when Doyle arrives with his suitcases at the dock, a girl in a flowered dress and a boy in a yellow shirt run past him towards his right-hand side. In the next shot, when we see Doyle from the front, the same girl and boy are climbing up on a fence on his left-hand side. more
Quotes:
Alain Charnier:
[the two are duck hunting] We should decide the matter of the rendezvous, a place to meet after you have made the delivery.
Brigidier General William Brian, Charnier's Accomplice:
How's New York?
Alain Charnier:
[laughs slightly] You know better than that, William.New York is hazardous to your health, at least to MY health.But it is an amusing city.
[shouts a command in French]
Brigidier General William Brian, Charnier's Accomplice:
How did you do it,if it's not a secret?
Alain Charnier:
Oh, it was very simple and very droll.83 policemen wanted to talk to me,and 52 of them chose to talk to my money instead.I love a city where you always know where you stand.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Pale Blue Balloons (2008) more
FAQ
Who were the five people killed that the Barthélémy refers to?more
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I actually saw this one before seeing the first. Now that I've seen both several times, I must admit that rarely have I seen a better follow up. Gene Hackman is brilliant in this cat and mouse chase in the french town of Marseilles. Especially his acting in the cold turkey scenes are just amazing. It's a sad fact that they don't do these types of movies anymore. Today it's all about overloading your senses, thinking that more is always better. This is a masterpiece in sparingly used soundeffects, music and cinematography. If you've seen the first one, make sure to see this one. At all cost.