Past Film/Video | Classics

The Plot Against Harry

(Michael Roemer, 1969)

35MM Print

A large group of people gathered at a fancy party. The men are all wearing yarmulkes and tuxedos and the women are wearing dresses.
Dec 06, 2023 7:00 PM
Film/Video Theater

$7 members and adults 55 and over
$9 general public
$5 students

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A bona fide comedy classic, The Plot Against Harry wowed festival audiences in New York and Toronto nearly 20 years after its original less than stellar preview.

Now available in a new 35mm print, The Plot Against Harry follows small-time con man Harry Plotnick (played by Martin Priest) who was just released from prison. Back on the street, his life is one hilarious complication after another. The neighborhood he and his racketeer friends once controlled has been taken over by other gangs. He crashes into a car carrying his ex-wife and family, bringing his adult daughter and a daughter he never knew he had into his life.

It’s a gangster film, a comedy, and a memorable portrait of the community of Eastern European and Russian Jews that settled in New York City’s Lower East Side. (81 mins., 35mm)

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The Plot Against Harry, courtesy of the Film Desk.

"The Plot Against Harry, from 1969, should have become an instant classic—of American Jewish cinema, of gangster movies, of film comedy, and of bold creativity on a low budget."
Richard Brody, The New Yorker
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Past Film/Video

The Plot Against Harry

Dec 06, 2023 7:00 PM EST
Film/Video Theater

$7 members and adults 55 and over
$9 general public
$5 students

ACCESSIBILITY
We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. If you have questions about accessibility or require an accommodation such as CART captioning or ASL interpretation to participate in this event, please email accessibility@wexarts.org or call (614) 688-3890. Requests made by two weeks in advance will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the Wexner Center for the Arts will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

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