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The Connection is a 1961 found footage feature film directed by the American experimental filmmaker Shirley Clarke. The film was Clarke's first feature; [4] she had made several short films over the previous decade. Jack Gelber wrote the screenplay, adapting his play of the same name.
Directed by Shirley Clarke • 1961 • United States Starring Warren Finnerty, Jerome Raphel, Garry Goodrow. 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...
Film Details. Articles & Reviews. Quotes. Notes. Brief Synopsis. A film director pays addicts to let him film them as they wait for their dealer. Cast & Crew. Read More. Shirley Clarke. Director. William Redfield. Jim Dunn. Warren Finnerty. Leach. Garry Goodrow. Ernie. Jerome Raphel. Solly. James Anderson. Sam. Photos & Videos. View All.
- Shirley Clarke
- William Redfield
The Connection was the first feature-length film directed by Shirley Clarke, a long-overlooked, groundbreaking director.
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- Warren Finnerty
- Shirley Clarke
- Drama
Shirley Clarke's incredible first feature, THE CONNECTION opened in 1961 to standing ovations at Cannes but to police raids and law suits when it opened in t...
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- Milestone Films
Shirley Clarke — The Connection. ‘‘Right now, I’m revolting against the conventions of movies. Who says a film has to cost a million dollars and be safe and innocuous enough to satisfy every 12-year-old in America?... We’re creating a movie equivalent of Off Broadway, fresh and experimental and personal.
Jun 23, 2012 · Fifty years ago, a movie called The Connection opened in New York — then closed after two showings. Police shut down the theater and arrested the projectionist. The movie is about drug addicts,...
