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The Connection

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Director: Shirley Clarke

Starring: Warren Finnerty, Jerome Raphael, Garry Goodrow, Jim Anderson, Carl Lee, Barbara Winchester, Henry Proach, Roscoe Lee Browne, William Redfield, Freddie Redd

Year: 1962

Runtime: 110 mins.

Synopsis: The Connection depicts the same type of angel-headed hipsters that Kerouac coloured his books with, and is set in a one-room tenement where junkies, musicians, and other dudes await the arrival of the Cowboy. The Cowboy is their “Connection” who will provide them with their heroin fix. All the while, Clarke shows us a documentary filmmaker who wants to capture the hip scene encouraging his subjects to just “act naturally” in front of the camera. (from Senses of Cinema)

DVD: Jazz Movie Classics

Official Website: None.

Reviews: Senses of Cinema (Bill Blick)
TV Guide (Unknown)

Video: None

Tags: 1962