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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]

The Plot Against Harry
Film poster
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	King Screen Productions
Distributed by	New Yorker Films
Release dates	January 27, 1971 (1971-01-27) (Seattle (Blue Mouse Theatre)) September 13, 1989 (1989-09-13) (United States)
Running time	81 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

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

External links

• The Plot Against Harry at IMDb
• Rotten Tomatoes
• Jewish Film Institute

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