The Connection (1961 film)

The Connection
Directed byShirley Clarke
Written byJack Gelber
Based onThe Connection
1959 play
by Jack Gelber
Produced byLewis M. Allen
Shirley Clarke[1]
StarringWarren Finnerty
William Redfield[2]
CinematographyArthur J. Ornitz
Edited byShirley Clarke
Music byFreddie Redd
Release dates
  • May 1961 (1961-05) (Cannes)
  • 3 October 1962 (1962-10-03) (New York City)
  • 11 February 2012 (2012-02-11) (Berlin)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$170,000[3]

The Connection is a 1961 feature film directed by the American experimental filmmaker Shirley Clarke. The film was Clarke's first feature;[4] 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.

  1. ^ WorldCat.org
  2. ^ MUBI
  3. ^ "Neglect Talent". Variety. 16 August 1961. p. 20.
  4. ^ Experimental director Shirley Clarke on her film about drug addiction – archive, 15 June 1961|Film|The Guardian