A title card announces that the film is a result of found footage assembled by cameraman J.J. Burden working for the acclaimed documentary filmmaker Jim Dunn, who has disappeared. Leach, a heroin addict, introduces the audience to his apartment where other heroin addicts, a mix of current and former jazz musicians, are waiting for Cowboy, their drug connection, to appear. Things go out of control as the men grow increasingly nervous and the cameraman keeps recording.
The Connection has generally received positive reviews.
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The Connection was released in 1961 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 74 reviews, giving The Connection (1961) an average rating of 68%.
Overall, cinema-goers and film critics broadly agree on the merits of the movie, with critics giving it an average score of 68% and users giving an average score of 69%.
With a score of 68%, The Connection is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1961, which stands at 59%.
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