"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseille to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York."Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseille to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York."Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseille to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 3 nominations total
Philippe Léotard
- Jacques
- (as Philippe Leotard)
Jean-Pierre Castaldi
- Raoul
- (as Jean - Pierre Castaldi)
Malek Kateb
- Algerian Chief
- (as Malek Eddine)
Jean-Pierre Zola
- Dumpy Policeman
- (as Jean - Pierre Zola)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDoyle's memorable cry of "Mickey Mantle sucks!" during the cold turkey sequence was the source of much trouble for the film makers and their legal department. Producer Robert L. Rosen had to track down Mickey Mantle to obtain his permission for the reference. After a long phone call, Rosen flew out to Mantle's home in Dallas with a print of the film, which was screened for him and his lawyer. When Gene Hackman uttered the line, Mantle surprised Rosen not only by roaring with laughter but also insisting that they watch the rest of the film because both he and his lawyer were enjoying it so much. Mantle later happily signed a release waiver and the line stayed in the film.
- GoofsIn the first bar scene, Popeye Doyle eats an egg that changes from partially eaten to whole again and back again while he tries to talk to the French girls.
- Quotes
Jimmy Doyle: Jack Daniel's.
French Barkeeper: Jacques qui?
Jimmy Doyle: Jackie, yeah, Jackie Daniel's.
French Barkeeper: ?
Jimmy Doyle: Scotch, right there, El Scotcho.
French Barkeeper: Whisky?
Jimmy Doyle: Here we go.
French Barkeeper: Avec glace? (With ice?)
Jimmy Doyle: Yeah, in a glass.
- Crazy creditsOpening credits prologue: MARSEILLES
- Alternate versionsGerman theatrical and VHS releases were marginally cut to secure the "not under 16" rating from the FSK. Later releases, starting with the DVD era, all such cuts were waived.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Making the Connection: Untold Stories of 'the French Connection' (2001)
- SoundtracksLa Marseillaise
(uncredited)
Music by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
Performed by the Band during the money exchange
Featured review
"I'd rather be a lamp-post in New York then the President of France"
John Frankenheimer may be the best Director that modern Movie Lovers have never heard of. He was always ahead of His time and never compromising. This Movie is surely uncompromising. It took a well known Best Actor Performance from a Best Picture Winner and the Character, Popeye Doyle, and stripped Him of the already barely likable persona of a tough, one dimensional Cop and laid Him open for all to see. It was not a pretty picture.
Neither is French Connection II. It will have you squirming and the Second Act detox is not for anyone with expectation of a slick Action Movie. This is a gritty, dirty, unpleasant Character Study that is compelling Cinema, but not Viewer Friendly. It was taking that Seventies realism just one step further.
It has enough Action and energy to make it as a Thriller but it never lets you forget the painful pursuit of Doyle's obsession with removing H from the Street and the even deeper pain of removing it from your body. This makes this compelling and completely coarse Cinema that makes you pay the price for your Entertainment. Not the best Box-Office formula but it is the stuff of Artistic Angst.
Neither is French Connection II. It will have you squirming and the Second Act detox is not for anyone with expectation of a slick Action Movie. This is a gritty, dirty, unpleasant Character Study that is compelling Cinema, but not Viewer Friendly. It was taking that Seventies realism just one step further.
It has enough Action and energy to make it as a Thriller but it never lets you forget the painful pursuit of Doyle's obsession with removing H from the Street and the even deeper pain of removing it from your body. This makes this compelling and completely coarse Cinema that makes you pay the price for your Entertainment. Not the best Box-Office formula but it is the stuff of Artistic Angst.
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- LeonLouisRicci
- Aug 13, 2013
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Box office
- Budget
- $4,340,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $12,484,444
- Gross worldwide
- $12,484,444
- Runtime1 hour 59 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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