The Connection (1961)

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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

Unrated, 1 hr. 42 min.

Drama, Classics

Directed By: Shirley Clarke

Written By: Jack Gelber

On DVD: May 1, 2007

Cast

Warren Finnerty
Leach
Garry Goodrow
Ernie
Carl Lee
Cowboy
William Redfield
Jim Dunn
Roscoe Lee Browne
J.J. Burden
Henry Proach
Harry
Freddie Redd
Piano Player
James Anderson
Sam
Jackie McLean
Alto Sax
Giorgia Moll
Francesca Vanini
Linda Veras
Siren
Robert Blake
Jerome Raphel
Solly

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Though now hailed as trailblazer for alternative cinema, at the time, Clarke's experimental work about heroin junkies, was so controversial that it was banned for a year due to its "foul" language.

June 7, 2006 Full Review Source: EmanuelLevy.Com