The Connection (1962)
Note: this print runs 103 minutes against a recorded 110 minutes. It is the best copy we have found; we keep looking for a complete print.
With Warren Finnerty, William Redfield, Garry Goodrow, Jackie McLean, James Anderson, Roscoe Lee Browne, Carl Lee, Linda Veras
Directed by Shirley Clarke
The Connection is a 1961 feature film directed by the American experimental filmmaker Shirley Clarke. The film was Clarke's first feature; she had made several short films over the previous decade. Jack Gelber wrote the screenplay, adapting his play of the same name. The film was the subject of significant court cases regarding censorship. It is the first known movie shot in the found footage format and beginning with a found footage title card.
Synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Streaming from YouTube.
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