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The Connection

The Connection

Actor(s): Warren Finnerty, Garry Goodrow, Carl Lee, William Redfield
Director(s): Shirley Clarke




Movie Details

Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Not For Children, Adult Language, Substance Abuse
Movie Release: 1961
DVD Release: 09/07/2004
Format: DVD - Black and White
Edition: Special Collection
Audio Tracks: English
Subtitles: French
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 42 mins
Studio: Efor Films
Members Wishing: 0
Genres: Drama, Docudrama, Message Movie, Addiction Drama, Urban Drama

DVD Synopsis

Experimental director Shirley Clarke's first feature film is a no-compromise look at the dead-end world of drug addiction in Manhattan. Awaiting their next "connection", eight dopers sit in a bleak New York loft. The addicts agree to allow filmmaker William Redfield to shoot a documentary of their lifestyle--for a price. When their connection arrives, he suspects the filmmaker of being a narc and abruptly runs away. The film ends with Redfield agreeing to try some heroin himself in order to more thoroughly understand his "actors". While it appears totally improvised (especially a supposedly impromptu jam session with four musician junkies), The Connection was adapted from a play by Jack Gelber. Roscoe Lee Browne appears in the cast in one of his earliest movie roles. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Actors

Warren Finnerty - Leach
Garry Goodrow - Ernie
Carl Lee - Cowboy
William Redfield - Jim Dunn


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