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Woody Allen's New Comedy Hit - Manhattan
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Title: Manhattan

Release Date: 25 Apr 1979

Runtime: 1h 36m

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance

Director: United Artists, Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions

Production Companies: United Artists, Jack Rollins & Charles H. Joffe Productions

Overview: Manhattan explores how the life of a middle-aged television writer dating a teenage girl is further complicated when he falls in love with his best friend's mistress.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 7.722 (2412 votes)

Cast

  • Isaac Davis: Woody Allen
  • Mary Wilkie: Diane Keaton
  • Yale: Michael Murphy
  • Tracy: Mariel Hemingway
  • Jill: Meryl Streep
  • Emily: Anne Byrne Hoffman
  • Connie: Karen Ludwig
  • Dennis: Michael O'Donoghue
  • Television Director: Gary Weis
  • Television Producer: Kenny Vance
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