The Connection
1959, English. Directed by Jack Gelber.
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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- 1 January 1959
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- Jack Gelber
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Who directed The Connection?
The Connection (1959) was directed by Jack Gelber and stars Leonard Hicks, Ira Lewis, Warren Finnerty.