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The Connection

The Connection (1961)

1h 50m | PG-13

⭐ 6.308 / 10

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.

Director: Shirley Clarke

Studio: N/A

Genre: Drama

Video: 720p

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Cast

Warren Finnerty

Warren Finnerty

as Leach

Jerome Raphael

Jerome Raphael

as Solly

Garry Goodrow

Garry Goodrow

as Ernie

Carl Lee

Carl Lee

as Cowboy

Barbara Winchester

Barbara Winchester

as Sister Salvation

Henry Proach

Henry Proach

as Harry