eMoviePoster.comAuction History Result 9c152 CONNECTION 1sh R12 Shirley Clarke, men held captive by the power of drugs! Date Sold 7/30/2015Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A 2012 Re-Release Theatrical Unfolded One-Sheet Movie Poster (1sh; measures 26 3/4" x 38 3/4" [68 x 98 cm]) (Learn More) The Connection, the 1962 Shirley Clarke black African American jazz musicians heroin drug culture melodrama ("Men held captive by the power of drugs"; based on the stage play by Jack Gelber; about a documentary filmmaker who tells a group of black jazz musicians that he will pay for the heroin they are waiting for if they will let him film them waiting for it and shooting it up!; they talk him into trying it himself so he can really understand, and one of the musicians overdoses, but recovers; each of the principal characters take turns talking directly to the camera and telling about themselves) starring Warren Finnerty, Jerome Raphael, Garry Goodrow, Jim Anderson, and Carl Lee. Note that this movie was controversial when it first came out, and still is today. There are those who think it negatively portrays blacks and implies that all jazz musicians were heroin addicts, and there are others who feel it is an accurate portrayal of how things actually were at that time, and they point to the fact that many of the greatest jazz musicians WERE heroin addicts! If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Important Added Info: Note that this one-sheet measures 26 3/4" x 38 3/4" [68 x 98 cm], but it has not been trimmed. Condition: good to very good. There are some creases and tiny tears around the edges of the poster. Learn More about condition grades
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