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The Connection is a american film of genre Drama directed by Shirley Clarke released in USA on 3 october 1962 with Warren Finnerty

The Connection (1961)

The Connection
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Released in USA 3 october 1962
Length 1h50
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama
Rating69% 3.487573.487573.487573.487573.48757

The Connection is a 1961 feature film by the noted American experimental filmmaker Shirley Clarke. The film was Clarke's first feature; she had made several short films over the previous decade.

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Conçu comme un "documentaire fictif", la caméra suit les pas d'un jeune réalisateur tournant un film avec des musiciens de jazz et des artistes toxicomanes qui attendent chacun leur dealer d'héroïne : celui-ci se trouve être une même et unique personne, formant donc le lien (the connection) entre tous les protagonistes.

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