On this day in movie history - French Connection II (1975)

 

French Connection II

directed by John Frankenheimer,

written by Alexander Jacobs, Robert Dillon, Laurie Dillon and Pete Hamill,

based on the story by Robert Dillon and Laurie Dillon,

was released in the United States on May 18, 1975.

Music by Don Ellis.

 
Cast:

Gene Hackman, Fernando Rey, Bernard Fresson, Philippe Léotard, Ed Lauter, Charles Millot, Jean-Pierre Castaldi, Cathleen Nesbitt, Samantha Llorens, André Penvern, Reine Prat, Raoul Delfosse, Ham Chau Luong, Jacques Dynam, Malek Kateb, Pierre Collet, Alexandre Fabre, Jean-Pierre Zola, Manu Pluton, Daniel Vérité, Jean-Marc Allègre, Roland Blanche, Patrick Bouchitey, Philippe Brizard, Marie-Christine Descouard, Paul Mercey, Hal Needham, Ambroise Perrin.

On this day in movie history - La Balance (1982)

La Balance

English translation: The Informer,

released in the United States as: The Nark,

directed by Bob Swaim,

written by Mathieu Fabiani and Bob Swaim,

was released in France on November 10, 1982.

Music by Roland Bocquet.

Cast:

Nathalie Baye, Philippe Léotard, Richard Berry, Maurice Ronet, Bernard Freyd, Christophe Malavoy, Jean-Paul Comart, Albert Dray, Florent Pagny, Tchéky Karyo, Raouf Ben Yaghlane, Galia Salimo, Sam Karmann, Robert Atlan, Luc-Antoine Diquéro, Jean-Daniel Laval, Geoffrey Carey, Michel Amphoux, Gérard Baume, Pierre-Marie Escourrou, Claude Villers, Mostefa Zerguine, Patrick Guillaumes, Catherine Le Dall, Guy Dhers, François Berléand, Sidney Boccara, Marc Ballif, Christian Gaubert, David Overbey, Lorella De Gennaro, Audrey Lazzini.