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The connection
Uniform Title
Connection (Motion picture)
Title
The connection / an Allen-Hodgdon production ; produced by Lewis Allen & Shirley Clarke ; written by Jack Gelber ; directed & edited by Shirley Clarke.
ISBN
9781933920610
1933920610
Publication
[Harrington Park, New Jersey] : Milestone Film & Video, [2015]
Distribution
[New York, New York] : Exclusively distributed by Oscilloscope Laboratories, [2015]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (103 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
"The connection, a film by Shirley Clarke. Volume 2"--DVD menu.
Based on Jack Gelber's play, originally produced at The Living Theatre.
Originally issued as a motion picture in 1961.
Preserved by UCLA Film & Television Archive from the original 35mm picture and soundtrack and from a 35mm fine grain master positive in 2004.
Special features : The connection home movie (6 mins.) -- A conversation with Albert Brenner / by Ross Lipman (4 mins.) -- Connecting with Freddie Redd (27 min.) -- The connection : behind the scenes photo gallery -- Trailer -- Carl and Max at the Chelsea (4 mins.) -- Audio only: Who killed Cock Robin -- I'm in love.
Director of photography, Arthur J. Ornitz ; music composed by Freddie Redd ; production designer, Richard Sylbert ; art director, Albert Brenner.
In English, optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Summary
A group of addicts in a dingy apartment await the arrival of their "connection," to bring them heroin, while a documentary film maker struggles to film them.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 15, 2018
Series
The Milestone cinematheque
Project Shirley ; volume 1
Credits
Director of photography, Arthur J. Ornitz ; music composed by Freddie Redd ; production designer, Richard Sylbert ; art director, Albert Brenner.
Cast
Warren Finnerty, Jerome Raphel, Garry Goodrow, James Anderson, Carl Lee, Barbara Winchester, Henry Proach, Roscoe Browne, William Redfield ; musicians, Freddie Redd (piano), Jackie McLean (saxophone), Larry Ritchie (drums), Michael Mattos (bass).
System details note
DVD, NTSC, region 0.
Videorecording number
MILE 00140 Milestone Film & Video
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary-style films.
Experimental films.
Film adaptations.
Fiction films.
Feature films.
Feature films - United States.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Documentary-style films.
Drama.
Experimental films.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Film adaptations.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Feature films - United States.
Also listed under
Allen-Hodgdon Productions, production company.
Milestone Film & Video, publisher.
Oscilloscope Laboratories (Firm), film distributor.
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