The Connection (1961)
1h 50m
Running Time
May 3, 1961Release Date

Plot.
A title card announces that the film is a result of found footage assembled by cameraman J.J. Burden working for the acclaimed documentary filmmaker Jim Dunn, who has disappeared. Leach, a heroin addict, introduces the audience to his apartment where other heroin addicts, a mix of current and former jazz musicians, are waiting for Cowboy, their drug connection, to appear. Things go out of control as the men grow increasingly nervous and the cameraman keeps recording.
Where to Watch.


Currently The Connection is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Criterion Channel, Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.

Warren Finnerty
Leach

Jerome Raphael
Solly

Garry Goodrow
Ernie

Carl Lee
Cowboy

Barbara Winchester
Sister Salvation

Henry Proach
Harry

Roscoe Lee Browne
J. J. Burden (as Roscoe Brown)

William Redfield
Jim Dunn

Freddie Redd
Piano Player / Original Music Composer

Jackie McLean
Sax Player

Larry Richie
Drummer

Michael Mattos
Bass Player

Linda Veras
Siren

Jim Anderson
Sam

Lewis M. Allen
Producer

Jack Gelber
Writer
Media.




Details.
This Movie Is About.
new york
drug addiction
heroin
loft
woman director
mockumentary
fake documentary
pseudo-documentary
the living theatre
Wiki.
The Connection is a 1961 feature film directed by the American experimental filmmaker Shirley Clarke. The film was Clarke's first feature; she had made several short films over the previous decade. Jack Gelber wrote the screenplay, adapting his play of the same name. The film was the subject of significant court cases regarding censorship. It is the first known movie shot in the found footage format and beginning with a found footage title card.
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