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Goodbye, Columbus is a 1969 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw, directed by Larry Peerce and based on the 1959 novella of the same name by Philip Roth. The screenplay, by Arnold Schulman, won the Writers Guild of America Award.
Based on Philip Roth's novel, the film stars Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw as a Jewish couple with different backgrounds and expectations. Watch the trailer, see photos, read reviews and trivia, and learn about the Oscar nomination and box office performance.
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- Comedy, Drama, Romance
- Larry Peerce
- 1969-05-21
Goodbye, Columbus is a 1959 collection of fiction by the American novelist Philip Roth. The compilation includes the titular novella, "Goodbye, Columbus," originally published in The Paris Review, along with five short stories. It was Roth's first book and was published by Houghton Mifflin.
- Philip Roth
- 1959
A young Jewish man falls in love with a wealthy WASP girl in New Jersey in the 1950s. Read the summary of the short story by Philip Roth, the themes, quotes, characters, and symbols.
An intelligent graduate and working-class Army veteran has an affair and clashes with a 'nouveau riche' young woman who cares not for birth control or the use of any other precautions to avoid pregnancy.
Neil Klugman (Richard Benjamin), a young librarian in New Jersey, has eyes for Brenda Patimkin (Ali MacGraw), a beautiful Radcliffe student. Although they are both Jewish, Brenda's family is much...
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- Comedy, Drama
- PG
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Goodbye, Columbus. A poor librarian from the Bronx who was recently discharged from the Army woos a rich man's daughter from the suburbs. The price before discount is the median price for the last 90 days. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started.
