Izzy and Moe
1985
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Aug 28, 1983 · With Laurence Olivier, Jackie Gleason. At the funeral of Mr. Halpern's wife he meets Mr. Johnson who confides in him that he fell in love with Mrs. Halpern even before she met her husband and has been seeing her regularly during all the years of her marriage.
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- Comedy, Drama
- Alvin Rakoff
- 1983-08-28
The film is a two-person drama featuring Olivier as Mr. Joseph Halpern, an elderly working class British Jewish widower and Gleason as Mr. Ernest Johnson, a dapper American retired accountant. At the funeral of his wife, Florence, Mr. Halpern meets Mr. Johnson, who surprises him with the disclosure that he and Florence had maintained a close ...
- Ely & Edie Productions
- Alvin Rakoff
- Lionel Goldstein
If you decide to watch this movie, it's a tough one to track down. It was an HBO original in 1983 and is officially available in only VHS. When you do catch up with this obscure gem, you'll be ...
- Laurence Olivier, Jackie Gleason
- Alvin Rakoff
Jul 9, 2023 · Benjamin May. Jul 9, 2023. 3 min read. Mr. Halpern and Mr. Johnson (1983) Review. Joe Halpern is an English, retired, working-class Jew whose wife passes away. At her funeral, he encounters a strange, wealthy American by the name of Ernest Johnson, who asks Halpern to meet him for drinks.
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A special focusing on the conversation between two elderly men -- Joseph Halperin and Ernest Johnson -- who meet at the funeral of Florence, Joseph's wife, and the close friend of Ernest. The men, who were previously unknown to each other, end up discussing their lives and their relationships...
08/23/1983 (US) 55m. User. Score. What's your Vibe ? Overview. Towards the end of their lives, two old friends discover that one of them was in love with the other one's wife for more than thirty years. Alvin Rakoff. Director. Lionel Goldstein. Writer. Media.
