"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
- TriviaGene Hackman almost passed on this film. He felt that the length of time between the original and the sequel would hurt the film's chances for success. In the DVD commentary Hackman suggested this was the reason for the film's disappointing box office performance.
- 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
A Worthy Sequel
Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle (Gene Hackman) travels to Marseilles to find Alain Charnier (Fernando Rey), the drug smuggler who eluded him in New York.
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two and a half out of four stars and said that "if Frankenheimer and his screenplay don't do justice to the character (of Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle), they at least do justice to the genre, and this is better than most of the many cop movies that followed." Is this the classic the original was? Of course not. But you have to give them credit for trying, and not just passing it off as a weak sequel. They kept Hackman, they brought in a big director like Frankenheimer. This was not something just to make a few bucks. And while it may not be the same level of "classic", it still has what most viewers want: some action, some chase scenes... and a devious subplot of a drug cop getting hooked on heroin!
Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun-Times gave the film two and a half out of four stars and said that "if Frankenheimer and his screenplay don't do justice to the character (of Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle), they at least do justice to the genre, and this is better than most of the many cop movies that followed." Is this the classic the original was? Of course not. But you have to give them credit for trying, and not just passing it off as a weak sequel. They kept Hackman, they brought in a big director like Frankenheimer. This was not something just to make a few bucks. And while it may not be the same level of "classic", it still has what most viewers want: some action, some chase scenes... and a devious subplot of a drug cop getting hooked on heroin!
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- gavin6942
- Apr 13, 2016
Details
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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