The Connection (1961)

Synopsis: The Living Theatre's production of the play by Jack Gelber. Avant-garde director Shirley Clarke, who also made a series of dance and abstract films, here delves into a fictional world. Leach, a... The Living Theatre's production of the play by Jack Gelber. Avant-garde director Shirley Clarke, who also made a series of dance and abstract films, here delves into a fictional world. Leach, a drug dealer, and some of his heroin-addicted clients are in his apartment awaiting Cowboy, Leach's "connection." At the same time, a documentary filmmaker records everything that happens in the room, including an impromptu jazz session by some of the junkies. But when Cowboy arrives, pandemonium erupts when one person virtually overdoses. Unfortunately, the others either flee or are too high to help him. [More]

Starring: William Redfield, Warren Finnerty, Garry Goodrow, James Anderson

Starring: William Redfield, Warren Finnerty, Garry Goodrow, James Anderson, Carl Lee, Roscoe Lee Browne

Director: Shirley Clarke

Director: Shirley Clarke
Screenwriter: Jack Gelber
Producer: Lewis Allen, Shirley Clarke
Composer: Freddie Redd

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