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The Connection

The Connection

1962, Movie, 1h 50min

Shirley Clarke made a splash—and ignited a landmark censorship case—with her controversial feature debut, an innovative adaptation of Jack Gelber’s off-Broadway play in which the line between documentary and narrative breaks down as a group of junkie jazz musicians crawl the walls while waiting for their next fix. With its restlessly kinetic camerawork, flavorful Beat dialogue, and cool jazz score by pianist Freddie Redd, THE CONNECTION is a groundbreaking depiction of drug addiction and one of the most vital and influential works of the American independent film movement.

Country: United States

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Roscoe Lee Browne,

William Redfield,

Warren Finnerty

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You can stream The Connection on: The Criterion Channel

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Some movies that have similar genres and were produced around the same time as The Connection include Au Hasard Balthazar, The Gospel According to St. Matthew, Santa Claus Has Blue Eyes, Wild Strawberries, Home Before Dark, Le Beau Serge.

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The Connection was released in theaters on May 3, 1961.