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UNITED STATES · 1975

The French Connection II

John Frankenheimer
New Hollywood drug trafficking international crime police pursuit personal obsession corruption
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Synopsis

"Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseilles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in New York.

Year1975
CountryUnited States
DirectorJohn Frankenheimer
MovementNew Hollywood
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