The Plot Against Harry
The Plot Against Harry | |
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Directed by | Michael Roemer |
Written by | Michael Roemer |
Produced by | Michael Roemer |
Starring | Martin Priest |
Cinematography | Robert M. Young |
Edited by | Georges Klotz |
Production company | |
Distributed by | New Yorker Films |
Release dates |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Plot Against Harry is an American comedy film directed by Michael Roemer.[1] The plot involves Harry Plotnick, a small-time Jewish gangster[2] living in a now largely Hispanic and African American New York neighborhood playing the numbers game after being released from prison.[3][4]
Background[]
Filming took place in 1969, and the film played for one week at the Blue Mouse Theatre in Seattle in January 1971,[5] but it was not given a general theatrical release until 1989.[6][7][8]
Accolades[]
It was screened out of competition at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival.[9] It was also nominated for six Film Independent Spirit Awards.[10]
Cast[]
- Henry Nemo as Max
- Martin Priest as Harry Plotnick
- Ben Lang as Leo
- Maxine Woods as Kay
- Jacques Taylor as Jack
- Jean Leslie as Irene
- Ellen Herbert as Mae
- Sandra Kazan as Margie
- Ronald Coralian as Mel Skolnik
- Max Ulman as Sidney
References[]
- ^ America's 50 best independent movies|AV Club
- ^ Film at Lincoln Center
- ^ Roger Ebert
- ^ The New Yorker
- ^ Michael Roemer's `Plot' Sees The Light Of Day Again|The Seattle Times
- ^ Vicki Vasilopoulos, "New Life for a 1964 Film" The New York Times (November 14, 2004). Retrieved October 20, 2011
- ^ "FILM; Belatedly, the 'Plot Against Harry' Hatches". Bruce Weber. January 7, 1990. Retrieved August 19, 2009.
- ^ Chicago Reader
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Plot Against Harry". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
- ^ 6th Spirit Awards ceremony hosted by Buck Henry | Film Independent on YouTube
External links[]
Categories:
- 1971 films
- English-language films
- 1971 comedy films
- 1970s rediscovered films
- American films
- American black-and-white films
- American comedy films
- Rediscovered American films