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The Plot Against Harry
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Wikipedia article
'The Plot Against Harry' is an American comedy film directed by Michael Roemer.[https://www.avclub.com/the-50-most-important-american-independent-movies-1842597128/slides/7 America's 50 best independent movies|AV Club] The plot involves Harry Plotnick, a small-time Jewish gangster[https://www.filmlinc.org/films/the-plot-against-harry/ Film at Lincoln Center] living in a now largely Hispanic and African American New York neighborhood playing the numbers game after being released from prison.[https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-plot-against-harry-1990 Roger Ebert][https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/movies/plot-harry The New Yorker]
Background
Filming took place in 1969, and the film played for one week at the Blue Mouse Theatre in Seattle in January 1971,[https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19900224&slug=1057777 Michael Roemer's `Plot' Sees The Light Of Day Again|The Seattle Times] but it was not given a general theatrical release until 1989.Vicki Vasilopoulos, [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C02E0DC1F3CF937A25752C1A9629C8B63 "New Life for a 1964 Film"] 'The New York Times' (November 14, 2004). Retrieved October 20, 2011[https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-plot-against-harry/Film?oid=1065874 Chicago Reader]
Accolades
It was screened out of competition at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. It was also nominated for six Film Independent Spirit Awards.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9JKUq_C1wE 6th Spirit Awards ceremony hosted by Buck Henry | Film Independent on YouTube]
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
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