The Night They Raided Minsky's

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The Night They Raided Minsky's

PG-13,

1968,

1h 40m,

Musical/

Comedy

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To distance herself from her strict Amish family, naïve Rachel Schpitendavel escapes to New York City to become a dancer. While Rachel's dances based on Biblical stories are too innocent for Minsky's Burlesque House, club-owner Billy Minsky plans on using Rachel's routine to humiliate critics of his business. But trouble arises when partners in a comedy duo compete for Rachel's affections.

Renata Adler

New York Times

May 9, 2005

The nicest thing about the movie, which is a little broad in plot and long in spots, is its denseness and care in detail.

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Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

Oct 23, 2004

3/4

The Night They Raided Minsky's is being promoted as some sort of laff-a-minit, slapstick extravaganza, but it isn't. It has the courage to try for more than that and just about succeeds.

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Nicholas Bell

IONCINEMA.com

Oct 29, 2020

3/5

Considering its compromised production and less than enthusiastic handling in pre-production, The Night They Raided Minksy's manages enough nostalgia and energy to give it a vintage appeal.

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Robert Kotlowitz

Harper's Magazine

Aug 4, 2020

It seems a shame, for the director William Friedkin apparently wanted something more...but in the end the crassness of the story does him in.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Mar 26, 2009

B

It truly captures the spirit of an entire way of life that no longer exists.

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Emanuel Levy

EmanuelLevy.Com

Jun 30, 2005

2/5

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Feb 2, 2019

The best comedy movie ever made!

Albus M

Apr 25, 2017

A lame hour and a half excuse to see Brit Eklands boobs. Big whoop.

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William Friedkin

Director

Jason Robards

Raymond Paine

Britt Ekland

Rachel Schpitendavel

Norman Wisdom

Chick Williams

Elliott Gould

Billy Minsky

Forrest Tucker

Trim Houlihan

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Synopsis

To distance herself from her strict Amish family, naïve Rachel Schpitendavel escapes to New York City to become a dancer. While Rachel's dances based on Biblical stories are too innocent for Minsky's Burlesque House, club-owner Billy Minsky plans on using Rachel's routine to humiliate critics of his business. But trouble arises when partners in a comedy duo compete for Rachel's affections.

Director: William Friedkin
Producer: Norman Lear
Screenwriter: Arnold Schulman, Sidney Michaels, Norman Lear
Production Co: Tandem Productions
Rating: PG-13 (Brief Nudity|Suggestive Content)
Genre: Musical, Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 21, 1968, Limited
Release Date (DVD): Oct 1, 2015
Runtime: 1h 40m

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