Crimes and Misdemeanors (1989)
- Starring:
- Martin Landau, Woody Allen, (more)
- Director(s):
- Woody Allen
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13
- Format(s):
- DVD
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Synopsis of Crimes and Misdemeanors
Woody Allen spent most of the 1980s and '90s veering between comedy and drama, and he rarely combined the two with greater success than in Crimes and Misdemeanors, in which he weaved together two stories, one deadly serious, one often funny, both ending in sadness. Martin Landau plays Dr. Judah Rosenthal, a prominent ophthalmologist with a successful practice, a loving family, and a reputation for generous charity work. But Rosenthal also has a secret: his mistress, Dolores (Anjelica Huston). What began as a casual fling has become uncomfortably intimate, and as he tries to break off the relationship, Dolores threatens to expose his infidelity to his wife and some unorthodox financial arrangements to his colleagues. Fearful that Dolores will make good on her threats, Judah confesses his secret to his brother Jack (Jerry Orbach), who has ties to organized crime and offers to "make the problem go away." Meanwhile, Cliff Stern (Woody Allen) is a filmmaker working on his pet project, a documentary about philosopher Prof. Louis Levy (Martin Bergmann). However, films about philosophers don't pay the rent, so Cliff's wife Wendy (Joanna Gleason) arranges for him to make a documentary for public television about her brother Lester (Alan Alda), a famous TV comedian whose vapidity is exceeded only by his arrogance. While Cliff tries to bite the bullet and finish the film, he finds himself falling in love with PBS producer Halley Reed (Mia Farrow). ~ Mark Deming, Rovi
- Theatrical Feature Running Time:
- 104 mins
Complete Cast of Crimes and Misdemeanors
- Martin Landau - Judah Rosenthal
- Mia Farrow - Halley Reed
- Anjelica Huston - Dolores Paley
- Sam Waterston - Ben
- Caroline Aaron - Barbara
- Stephanie Roth - Sharon Rosenthal
- David S. Howard - Sol Rosenthal
- Victor Argo - Detective
- Frances Conroy - House Owner
- Nora Ephron - Wedding Guest
- Grace Zimmerman - Bride
- Marvin Terban - Seder Guest
- Nadia Sanford - Alva
- Thomas P. Crow - TV Producer
- Joel Fogel - TV Producer
- George Mason - Photographer
- Justin Zaremby - Seder Guest
- Chester Malinowski - Hit Man
- Thomas Bolster - Wedding Guest
- Kenny Vance - Murray
- Barry Finkel - TV Writer
- Gregg Edelman - Chris
- Donna Castellano - TV Producer
- Hy Anzell - Seder Guest
- Woody Allen - Cliff Stern
- Alan Alda - Lester
- Jerry Orbach - Jack Rosenthal
- Joanna Gleason - Wendy Stern
- Claire Bloom - Miriam Rosenthal
- Jenny Nichols - Jenny
- Anna Berger - Aunt May
- Martin Bergmann - Prof. Louis Levy
- Jerry Zaks - Man on Campus
- Robin Bartlett - Wedding Guest
- Rabbi Joel Zion - Rabbi
- Rebecca Schull - Chris' Mother
- Randy Aaron Fink - Groom
- Dolores Sutton - Judah's Secretary
- Zina Jasper - Carol
- Sol Frieder - Seder Guest
- Steve Maidment - TV Writer
- Bill Bernstein - Testimonial Speaker
- Merv Bloch - Wedding Guest
- Garrett Simowitz - Young Judah
- Stanley Reichman - Chris' Father
- Warren Vache - Jazz Band
- Sylvia Kauders - Seder Guest
- Director(s):
- Woody Allen
- Writer(s):
- Woody Allen
- Producer(s):
- Robert Greenhut
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- PG13(Adult Situations, Questionable for Children)
- 1989 - National Board of Review - Best Supporting Actor
- 1989 - New York Film Critics Circle - Best Supporting Actor
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