Directed by:
John FrankenheimerCinematography:
Claude RenoirComposer:
Don EllisCast:
Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Charles Millot, Philippe Léotard, Ed Lauter, Patrick Bouchitey, Hal Needham, Jacques Dynam (more)Plots(1)
Gene Hackman stars as hard-boiled New York narcotics cop Popeye Doyle in the sequel to the FRENCH CONNECTION. Still on the trail of heroin kingpin Charnier (Fernando Rey), whom he's dubbed Frog One, Doyle heads for Marseilles. On arrival, his aggressive ugly-American persona alienates French inspector Barthelmy (Bernard Fresson), and his limited ability to speak French doesn't help. Frustrated by Barthelmy's lack of progress, he slips his assigned police protection and goes looking for Frog One on his own. He's soon captured by Charnier's minions, who lock him in a fleabag hotel and shoot him up repeatedly with free samples of their product until Doyle is completely addicted. Charnier uses the detective's narcotized state to interrogate him and is surprised to find that he's virtually ignorant about his operation. The disdainful Charnier has him dumped in front of police headquarters, and Barthemy arranges for him to be put in isolation. Doyle undergoes the lengthy, grueling ordeal of quitting heroin cold turkey while his desperation to capture Charnier builds inside him. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
![Gene Hackman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/390/164390326_ab06ca.jpg)
Gene Hackman
USA
Best movies:
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Enemy of the State (1998)
Unforgiven (1992)
![Fernando Rey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/526/165526662_1a1071.jpg)
Fernando Rey
Spain
Best movies:
The French Connection (1971)
Viridiana (1961)
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
![Bernard Fresson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/494/494637_081a4f.jpg)
Bernard Fresson
France
Best movies:
To Each His Hell (1977)
The Longest Day (1962)
Mado (1976)
![Jean-Pierre Castaldi](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/906/157906637_235a7b.jpg)
Jean-Pierre Castaldi
France
Best movies:
La Rumba (1987)
Bolero (1981)
Lune froide (1991)
Charles Millot
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
Waterloo (1970)
To Die of Love (1971)
The Train (1964)
![Philippe Léotard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273219_4b288e.jpg)
Philippe Léotard
France
Best movies:
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
Les Misérables (1995)
So Long, Stooge (1983)
![Ed Lauter](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/167/494/167494197_ehqh36.jpg)
Ed Lauter
USA
Best movies:
Leaving Las Vegas (1995)
The Artist (2011)
Seabiscuit (2003)
![Patrick Bouchitey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/733/160733282_de6c5d.png)
Patrick Bouchitey
France
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
Il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu (1973)
Lune froide (1991)
Hal Needham
USA
Best movies:
Sometimes a Great Notion (1971)
French Connection II (1975)
Nickelodeon (1976)
![Jacques Dynam](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/486/486116_f626c9.jpg)
Jacques Dynam
France
Best movies:
Fantomas (1964)
Fantomas Strikes Back (1965)
Judgment of the God (1952)
![Paul Mercey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/507/507491_044c34.jpg)
Paul Mercey
Yugoslavia
Best movies:
No Vacation for Mr. Mayor (1951)
Don't Look Now: We're Being Shot At (1966)
Back to the Wall (1958)
![Raoul Delfosse](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/510/510259_459be6.jpg)
Raoul Delfosse
France
Best movies:
Charade (1963)
The Sicilian Clan (1969)
The Brain (1969)
![Pierre Collet](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/021/353/21353725_5a77ab.jpg)
Pierre Collet
France
Best movies:
Two Men in Town (1973)
Fantomas (1964)
The Common Man (1975)
![Philippe Brizard](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/030/247/30247520_e197dd.jpg)
Philippe Brizard
France
Best movies:
Order of the Daisy (1967)
The Phantom of Liberty (1974)
Jupiter's Thigh (1980)
![Jean-Pierre Zola](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/078/831/78831440_ccaaa2.jpg)
Jean-Pierre Zola
Austria-Hungary
Best movies:
The Sicilian Clan (1969)
Conversation Piece (1974)
My Uncle (1958)
André Penvern
France
Best movies:
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
Maximilian & Marie De Bourgogne (2017) (series)
Animal (1977)
Ham-Chau Luong
Best movies:
The Discord (1978)
French Connection II (1975)
The Pillow Book (1996)
![Alexandre Fabre](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/593/161593294_dbc6b7.png)
Alexandre Fabre
Best movies:
French Connection II (1975)
My Father Saved My Life (2001)
The Judge (1984)
![Roland Blanche](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/393/160393725_1fa2e0.jpg)
Roland Blanche
France
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
The Fugitives (1986)
I... For Icarus (1979)
Manu Pluton
Best movies:
The Big Store (1973)
French Connection II (1975)
That Most Important Thing: Love (1975)