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The Connection

1959 Drama

Popularity

1

A professional recording of the official play. The play has a play-within-a-play format, with characters Jim Dunn as the "producer" and Jaybird as the "writer" attempting to stage a production about the underbelly of society using "real" addicts. Some of the addicts are jazz musicians. They all (except for the "producer", "writer", and two "photographers") have one thing in common: they are waiting for their drug dealer, their "connection". The dialogue of the characters is interspersed with jazz music.

Details

Director

Jack Gelber

Screenplay

Jack Gelber

Cast

Leonard Hicks

Ira Lewis

Warren Finnerty

Release date

1/1/1959

Status

Released

Origin country

US