The Connection

The Connection (1959)


  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1959-01-01
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Director: Jack Gelber

Summary

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.

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  • Leonard Hicks

    as Jim Dunn
  • Ira Lewis

    as Jaybird
  • Warren Finnerty

    as Leach
Writing Jack Gelber Writer
Directing Jack Gelber Director

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