The Connection

May 3, 1961

1h 50m

★ 6.3

Men Held Captive By the Power Of Drugs

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

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Cast

Leach

Warren Finnerty

Solly

Jerome Raphael

Ernie

Garry Goodrow

Cowboy

Carl Lee

Sister Salvation

Barbara Winchester

Harry

Henry Proach

J. J. Burden (as Roscoe Brown)

Roscoe Lee Browne

Jim Dunn

William Redfield

Piano Player

Freddie Redd

Sax Player

Jackie McLean

Drummer

Larry Richie

Bass Player

Michael Mattos

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