1975 French Connection II "Popeye" Doyle travels to Marseilles to find Alain Charnier, the drug smuggler that eluded him in New York. Credits Director John Frankenheimer Producer Robert L. Rosen Writers Alexander Jacobs , Robert Dillon , Laurie Dillon Cinematographer Claude Renoir Composer Don Ellis Cast Gene Hackman , Fernando Rey , Bernard Fresson , Philippe Léotard , Ed Lauter , Charles Millot , Jean-Pierre Castaldi , Cathleen Nesbitt , Samantha Llorens , André Penvern Studio 20th Century Fox Genres Crime Thriller Action Posters 5 US theatrical US international US character US teaser US imax