Goodbye Columbus Movie Review 1969

Philip Roth's novel about a young Jewish librarian who has an affair with the spoiled daughter of a nouveau riche family is brought to late-'60s life, and vindicated by superb performances all around. Benjamin and McGraw's first starring roles.

Distribution

Paramount Home Video, 5555 Melrose Ave., 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038, Phone: (323)956-5000, URL: http://www.paramount.com, Remarks: Does not handle retail queries from consumers; contact your local video distributor.

Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 105 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Comedy Drama, Coming of Age, Books to Film: Philip Roth, Libraries and Librarians

Cast

Richard Benjamin, Ali MacGraw, Jack Klugman, Nan Martin, Jaclyn Smith

Director

Larry Peerce

Music

Charles Fox

Producer

Paramount Pictures, Stanley Jaffe

Awards

Writers Guild 1968: Adapt. Screenplay.