The Connection (1961)
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.
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Warren FinnertyLeachJerome RaphaelSolly
Garry GoodrowErnieJim AndersonSamCarl LeeCowboyBarbara WinchesterSister SalvationHenry ProachHarry
Roscoe Lee BrowneJ. J. Burden (as Roscoe Brown)
William RedfieldJim DunnFreddie ReddPiano PlayerJackie McLeanSax PlayerLarry RichieDrummerKeywords
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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.
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The Connection has a runtime of 110 minutes.
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