The Night They Raided Minsky's (1968)

  • PG-13
  • 12/22/1968 (US)
  • Comedy
  • 1h 39m

Sometimes being a nice girl is too much to bare

Overview

Rachel arrives in New York from her Amish community intent on becoming a dancer. Unfortunately Billy Minsky's Burlesque is hardly the place for her Dances From The Bible. But the show's comedian Raymond sees a way of wrong-footing the local do-gooders by announcing the new Paris sensation "Mme Fifi" and putting on Rachel's performance as the place is raided. All too complicated, the more so since her father is scouring the town for her and both Raymond and his straight-man Chick are falling for Rachel.

Arnold Schulman

Screenplay

William Friedkin

Director

Norman Lear

Screenplay

Sidney Michaels

Screenplay

Rowland Barber

Novel

Cast

Jason Robards's headshot

Jason Robards

Raymond Paine
Britt Ekland's headshot

Britt Ekland

Rachel Schpitendavel
Norman Wisdom's headshot

Norman Wisdom

Chick Williams
Forrest Tucker's headshot

Forrest Tucker

Trim Houlihan
Harry Andrews's headshot

Harry Andrews

Jacob Schpitendavel
Joseph Wiseman's headshot

Joseph Wiseman

Louis Minsky
Denholm Elliott's headshot

Denholm Elliott

Vance Fowler
Elliott Gould's headshot

Elliott Gould

Billy Minsky

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