Portnoy's Complaint (1972)
During a session with his psychoanalyst, Alexander Portnoy rants about everything that is bothering him. His complaints include his childhood and his family with an emphasis on his mother, his sexual fantasies and the problems that he has with women, and his obsessive feelings about his Judaism.
Director:
Ernest Lehman
Writer:
Ernest Lehman
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Richard Benjamin as Alexander Portnoy |
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Karen Black as Mary Jane Reid a.k.a. Monkey |
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Lee Grant as Sophie Portnoy |
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Jack Somack as Jack Portnoy |
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Renée Lippin as Hannah Portnoy |
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Jeannie Berlin as Bubbles Girardi |
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Kevin Conway as Smolka |
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Lewis J. Stadlen as Mandel (as Lewis Stadlen) |
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Jill Clayburgh as Naomi |
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Jessica Rains as Opening Girl |
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Francesca De Sapio as Lina, Rome Prostitute |
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William Pabst as Clerk at Inn |
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Eleanor Zee as Woman in Hospital Bed |
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Tony Brande as Cab Driver |
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D.P. Barnes as Dr. Spielvogel |
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John Carradine as Judge (voice) (uncredited) |
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Arline Bletcher as Elevator Lady #2 (uncredited) |
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Minta Durfee as Elevator Lady #1 (uncredited) |
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Mike De Anda as Mr. Harero (uncredited) |
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John P. Dulaney as Background (uncredited) |
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Burt Richards as Street Vendor (uncredited) |
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Darryl Seamen as Alexander, Age 8 (uncredited) |
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Yaffa Sharir as Stewardess (uncredited) |
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Carmen Zapata as Mrs. Harero (uncredited) |
| Writing | Ernest Lehman | Screenplay |
| Directing | Ernest Lehman | Director |
| Camera | Philip H. Lathrop | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Michel Legrand | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Bill Johnson | Camera Operator |
| Directing | Michael D. Moore | Assistant Director |
| Art | Frank L. Brown | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Donna Garrett | Stunts |
| Art | Wayne Fitzgerald | Title Designer |
| Directing | Wally Jones | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Bruce Wright | Sound |
| Visual Effects | Jim Danforth | Visual Effects |
| Editing | Sam O'Steen | Editor |
| Editing | Gordon Scott | Editor |
| Writing | Philip Roth | Novel |
| Production | Sidney Beckerman | Producer |
| Art | Robert F. Boyle | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Moss Mabry | Costume Design |
| Art | George R. Nelson | Set Decoration |
| Production | Ernest Lehman | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kaye Pownall | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Charles H. Schram | Makeup Artist |