French Connection II

French connection II is a film from 1975. The film is a sequel to the police film The French connection in 1971. The film was directed by John Frankenheimer and starring Gene Hackman again had.

Where The French connection was based on true facts, is the second film an invented story. The character of Hackman (Popeye Doyle) is brought to France, to Marseille. There he puts the pursuit on the French drug dealer from the first film. Hackman and Fernando Rey are the only actors who also played in the first film.

The French connection won five Academy Awards, his successor could not match this success.