The Plot Against Harry


1h 21m 1989

Brief Synopsis

When a former big shot in the Jewish Mafia is released from prison his ex-wife and family try to set him straight.

Film Details

Also Known As
Harry Plotnick seul contre tous, Komplott Gegen Harry, Plot Against Harry
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1989
Distribution Company
American Playhouse; Ard; Electric Pictures/Contemporary Films Ltd; Lucky Red; Mk2 International; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 21m

Synopsis

When a former big shot in the Jewish Mafia is released from prison his ex-wife and family try to set him straight.

Cast

Martin Priest

Harry Plotnick

Ben Lang

Leo Perlmutter

Maxine Woods

Kay Skolnik

Henry Nemo

Max

Jacques Taylor

Jack

Jean Leslie

Irene

Ellen Herbert

Mae Klepper--Harry'S Sister

Sandra Kazan

Margie

Ronald Coralian

Mel Skolnik

Ruth Roemer

Linda Skolnik

Max Ulman

Sidney--Harry'S Lawyer

Margo Solin

Millie

Paul Guskin

Stevie Pomerance

Zviah Ralbag

Hattie

Sarah Christie

Tillie

Jack Hirsch

Dr Feinstein

Jeanette Wilkins

Cheryl

Nicholas Ponzini

Tony Natale

Jose Ocasio

Jesus

Paul Zayas

Fernando

Stephen Cheng

Jimmy Hong

Ernesto Gonzales

Carlos

Sylvia Glickman

Miss Pike

Angelo Deluca

Salvatore Natale

Shirley Ann Davis

Call Girl

Hollis Culver

Call Girl

W Harris

Big Julie

Ethel Burke

Ida

Neil Shapiro

Sammy Warner

E Setrakian

Vitale

Seymour M Heilbron

Commissioner

Louis Basile

Doctor

Stan Schneider

Doctor

Christopher Cross

Telethon Mc

Henry Rothblatt

Lawyer

B Michael Kamber

Lawyer

Leonard Margolin

Commander

Hal Friedlander

Dog Trainer

Mike Longo

Singer

Satani Demon

Fire Eater

Sidney L Weinberg

Rabbi

Bob Fields

Barry Del Rae

Ramon Gordon

Carmine Caridi

Chad Wood

Elliot Levine

Larry Chase

Ralph Oliver

Ruth Lempert

Carol Knox

Zen Hirano

Michael Byrne

Nomi Mitty

Judith Doren

Eliot Agush

Solomon Cobitt

Mike Hennessey

Alan Jacobson

Robert Abelson

Neal Mahoney

Linda Kane

Ray Arlen

Lou Rodgers

Edward Klein

Connie Van Ess

Joe Logripo

Raymond Colella

Sydell Robbins

Ron Fredericks

Jody Rocco

John Christen

Zack Norman

Howard Zalkin

Robert Kasparian

Jack Morris

Marion Suntage

Stephanie Stoyanoff

Richard Fantell

Raymond Lindie

Ilia Souvern

Tony Moreno

Dermot Mcnamara

Judith Berg

Felix Fibich

Film Details

Also Known As
Harry Plotnick seul contre tous, Komplott Gegen Harry, Plot Against Harry
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Release Date
1989
Distribution Company
American Playhouse; Ard; Electric Pictures/Contemporary Films Ltd; Lucky Red; Mk2 International; New Yorker Films; New Yorker Films

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 21m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Winter January 12, 1990

Re-released in United States on Video May 28, 1996

Released in United States September 1989

Released in United States September 23, 1989

Released in United States October 1989

Released in United States 1990

Released in United States January 1990

Released in United States June 1990

Released in United States May 1991

Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 13 & 15, 1989.

Shown at New York Film Festival September 23, 1989.

Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City October 4-13, 1989.

Shown at Munich Film Festival June 23-July 1, 1990.

Shown at United States Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 20-28, 1990.

Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 1990.

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 1991.

Film was shot in 1968, but not completed for 20 years due to lack of funding and distributor interest. $40,000 of the budget was put up by the producers themselves.

Broadcast over PBS on "American Playhouse" May 31, 1991.

Began shooting March 1968.

Released in United States Winter January 12, 1990

Re-released in United States on Video May 28, 1996

Released in United States September 1989 (Shown at Toronto Festival of Festivals September 13 & 15, 1989.)

Released in United States September 23, 1989 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 23, 1989.)

Released in United States October 1989 (Shown at Independent Feature Film Market (IFFM) in New York City October 4-13, 1989.)

Released in United States January 1990 (Shown at United States Film Festival in Park City, Utah January 20-28, 1990.)

Released in United States 1990 (Shown at Munich Film Festival June 23-July 1, 1990.)

Released in United States June 1990 (Shown at Sydney Film Festival June 8-22, 1990.)

Released in United States May 1991 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 9-20, 1991.)