1975 · 119 min · R

French Connection II

Name: French Connection II
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1975
Duration: 119 min
Cast: Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson, Philippe Léotard, Ed Lauter

Directed by John Frankenheimer · Action, Crime, Thriller

French Connection II (1975) is a Action film, directed by John Frankenheimer set in Marseille during the 1970s. It runs 119 minutes and is rated R.

A organized crime, with a tense tone. Themes of obsession run throughout.

Composer

Don Ellis

Cinematography

Claude Renoir

Cast

Gene HackmanFernando ReyBernard FressonPhilippe LéotardEd LauterCharles MillotJean-Pierre CastaldiCathleen Nesbitt

The world of this film

Setting

Where

Marseille

Setting

Urban Coastal Sea

When

1970s

Premise & themes

Premise

Organized Crime

Themes

Obsession

Tone

Tense

Shape

Protagonist

Solo LeadAntihero

Pacing

Propulsive

Based on

Pure Fiction

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Premise & themes

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