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Manhattan (1979)
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Ratings: 8.0/10 from 56,474 users
Metascore:
82/100
Reviews: 197 user | 92 critic | 9 from Metacritic.com A divorced New Yorker currently dating a high-schooler brings himself to look for love in the mistress of his best friend instead. Director:Woody Allen |
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Nominated for 2 Oscars.
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Cast
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| Woody Allen | ... | ||
| Diane Keaton | ... | ||
| Michael Murphy | ... |
Yale
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| Mariel Hemingway | ... | ||
| Meryl Streep | ... |
Jill
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Anne Byrne Hoffman | ... |
Emily
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| Karen Ludwig | ... |
Connie
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Michael O'Donoghue | ... |
Dennis
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Victor Truro | ... |
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Tisa Farrow | ... |
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Helen Hanft | ... |
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Bella Abzug | ... |
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Gary Weis | ... |
Television Director
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Kenny Vance | ... |
Television Producer
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Charles Levin | ... |
Television Actor #1
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Storyline
Isaac, 42, has divorced Jill. She is now living with another woman, Connie, and is writing a book in which she will reveal some very private points of their relationship. Isaac has a love affair with Tracy, 17, when he meets Mary, the mistress of his best friend Yale. Yale is already married to Emily. Written by Yepok
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
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Menhetn See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$485,734 (USA) (29 April 1979) (29 Screens)Gross:
$39,946,780 (USA) (31 December 1979)Company Credits
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[music: the opening of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Voiceover]
Isaac Davis: Chapter One. He adored New York City. He idolized it all out of proportion. Eh uh, no, make that he, he romanticized it all out of proportion. Better. To him, no matter what the season was, this was still a town that existed in black and white and pulsated to the great tunes of George Gershwin. Uh, no, let me start this over.
Isaac Davis: Chapter One: He was too romantic about Manhattan, as he was about everything else. He thrived on the hustle bustle of the crowds and the traffic. To him, New York meant beautiful women and street smart guys who seemed to know all the angles. Ah, corny, too corny for, you know, my taste. Let me, let me try and make it more profound.
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film's title, which appears as part of a flashing neon sign in New York
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(1926)
Music by George Gershwin (uncredited)
Performed by The Buffalo Philharmonic
Music director: Michael Tilson Thomas See more »
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When released on video, it was the first cassette to be encoded with the letterbox format. See more »Quotes
[first lines][music: the opening of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue. Voiceover]
Isaac Davis: Chapter One. He adored New York City. He idolized it all out of proportion. Eh uh, no, make that he, he romanticized it all out of proportion. Better. To him, no matter what the season was, this was still a town that existed in black and white and pulsated to the great tunes of George Gershwin. Uh, no, let me start this over.
Isaac Davis: Chapter One: He was too romantic about Manhattan, as he was about everything else. He thrived on the hustle bustle of the crowds and the traffic. To him, New York meant beautiful women and street smart guys who seemed to know all the angles. Ah, corny, too corny for, you know, my taste. Let me, let me try and make it more profound.
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Crazy Credits
There are no opening credits, save the production company bumper and thefilm's title, which appears as part of a flashing neon sign in New York
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Soundtracks
"Someone to Watch Over Me"(1926)
Music by George Gershwin (uncredited)
Performed by The Buffalo Philharmonic
Music director: Michael Tilson Thomas See more »
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