The Connection

1961·Movie
1h 50min
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Men Held Captive By the Power Of Drugs

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.
Gritty Neo-RealismDrug Addiction DramaPsychological TensionExperimental Black & WhiteBeatnik CultureDialogue-DrivenCharacter StudyJazz SoundtrackSlow Burn

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Directed by:
Shirley Clarke
Written by:
Jack Gelber
Produced by:
Lewis M. Allen
Composed by:
Freddie Redd

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