The Connection (1962)
Synopsis
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.
Release Date: 1962-02-15
Runtime: 110 minutes
Director: Shirley Clarke
Budget: $167 USD
Top Cast
- Warren Finnerty as Leach
- Jerome Raphael as Solly
- Garry Goodrow as Ernie
- Carl Lee as Cowboy
- Barbara Winchester as Sister Salvation
- Henry Proach as Harry
- Roscoe Lee Browne as J. J. Burden (as Roscoe Brown)
- William Redfield as Jim Dunn
- Freddie Redd as Piano Player
- Jackie McLean as Sax Player
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