French Connection II (1975) is a neo-noir action thriller film directed by John Frankenheimer. Serving as a sequel to the 1971-released French Connection, the movie sees detective Popeye Doyle ...
"The French Connection" is based on Robin Moore's 1969 book of the same name. Both films tell the story of NYPD detective Jimmy "Popeye" Doyle, in pursuit of french heroin smugglers.
Actor Tony Lo Bianco, who played tough-guy characters in “The French Connection” and “The Seven-Ups” and starred in a one-man show about New York Mayor Fiorella La Guardia, died June 11. He was 87.