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The Connection(1962)
Status: Released
Date: 1962-02-15
64%
31 Votes
Time: 1h 43m
Men Held Captive By the Power Of Drugs
Overview:
Eight drug addicts are waiting for their connection in a New York apartment while a two-man documentary team films the proceedings. Things go out of control as the men grow increasingly nervous and the cameraman keeps recording.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
Budget: $167.00
Movie: The Connection
Top 10 Billed Cast
Warren Finnerty
Leach
Garry Goodrow
Ernie
Roscoe Lee Browne
J. J. Burden (as Roscoe Brown)
William Redfield
Jim Dunn
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