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Portnoy's Complaint
Portnoy's Complaint is a 1972 American comedy film written and directed by Ernest Lehman. His screenplay is based on the bestselling 1969 novel of the same name by Philip Roth. It was Lehman's first and only directorial effort. The film starred Richard Benjamin, Karen Black and Lee Grant, with Jack Somack, Jeannie Berlin and Jill Clayburgh in supporting roles.
Plot
The film focuses on the trials and tribulations of Alexander Portnoy, a Jewish man employed as the assistant commissioner of human opportunity for New York City.
More details
| author | Ernest Lehman |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | New York City |
| director | Ernest Lehman |
| editor | Sam O'Steen |
| genre | comedy |
| keywords | build end jewish man jumping off a building overbearing mother walk |
| musicBy | Michel Legrand |
| producer | Ernest Lehman Sidney Beckerman |
| productionCompany | Chenault Productions |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |