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Goodbye, Columbus

Movie·1969·Comedy, Drama, Romance·1h 42m·Directed by Larry Peerce

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A Jewish man and a Jewish woman meet, and while attracted to each other, find that their worlds are very different. She is the archetypal Jewish American Princess — very emotionally involved with her parents' world and the world they have created for her, while he is much less dependent on his family. They begin an affair which brings more differences to the surface.

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Richard BenjaminRichard BenjaminNeil KlugmanAli MacGrawAli MacGrawBrenda PatimkinJack KlugmanJack KlugmanBen PatimkinNan MartinNan MartinMrs. Ben Patimkin
Michael Meyers
Michael MeyersRon Patimkin
Lori Shelle
Lori ShelleJulie Patimkin
Monroe Arnold
Monroe ArnoldUncle Leo
Kay Cummings
Kay CummingsDoris Klugman

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