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The Connection(Movie, 1961)

1h 50min | Genre: Drama
The ConnectionRating: 3.2/5 (with 1111 votes)
The Connection is a 1961 found footage feature film directed by the American experimental filmmaker Shirley Clarke. The film was Clarke's first feature; she had made several short films over the previous decade. Jack Gelber wrote the screenplay, adapting his play of the same name. The film was the subject of significant court cases regarding censorship. It is the first known movie shot in the found footage format and beginning with a found footage title card. ()
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About The Connection

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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Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 4 languages: English (EN), French (FR), Russian (RU), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 05/03/1961
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"La Conexión"
"Connection"
"O Promitheftis"

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