Goodbye, Columbus

1969 film by Larry Peerce
Movie film Q3110701
Goodbye, Columbus
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Summary

Goodbye, Columbus is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,588 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Director: Larry Peerce[3]
  • Screenwriter: Arnold Schulman[4]
  • Composer: Charles Fox[5]
  • Genre: romantic comedy film[6], comedy drama[7], coming-of-age film[8]
  • Based on: Goodbye, Columbus[9]
  • Cast member: Richard Benjamin[10], Ali MacGraw[11], Jack Klugman[12], Jan Peerce[13], Nan Martin[14], Michael Nouri[15], Bette Midler[16], Jaclyn Smith[17], Delos V. Smith Jr.[18]
  • Producer: Stanley R. Jaffe[19]
  • Original language of film or TV show: English[20]
  • Commons category: Goodbye, Columbus (film)[21]
  • Distribution format: video on demand[22]
  • Review score: 7.1/10[23], 92%[24]
  • Color: color[25]
  • Country of origin: United States[26]
  • Publication date: April 3, 1969[27]
  • Distributed by: Paramount Pictures[28]
  • Narrative location: New Jersey[29], New York[30]
  • Film editor: Ralph Rosenblum[31]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay[32]
  • Title: Goodbye, Columbus[33]
  • Duration: 102 minutes[34]

Why It Matters

Goodbye, Columbus has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . imdb.com. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10h ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-10-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'cy', 'de', 'eml', 'en', 'fa', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'ja', '
    Ampas collections film id → W065158
    Sitelink count → 15
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 64381
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  3. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 90597
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  4. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date → +1969-04-03T00:00:00Z
    Screenwriter → Arnold Schulman
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+102'}
    Original language of film or tv show → English
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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