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The Connection

63 %|May 3, 1961|Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Shirley Clarke
Director
Jack Gelber
Writer
Lewis M. Allen
Producer
Arthur J. Ornitz
Director of Photography
Shirley Clarke
Editor
Freddie Redd
Original Music Composer
Richard Sylbert
Production Design
Albert Brenner
Art Direction

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Cast

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Carl Lee
Cowboy
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Barbara Winchester
Sister Salvation
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Roscoe Lee Browne
J. J. Burden (as Roscoe Brown)
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Freddie Redd
Piano Player
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Jackie McLean
Sax Player
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Michael Mattos
Bass Player