Manhattan (film) the names of some cast members were withheld entirely; performances were not recorded. "Manhattan" inspired the song "Remember Manhattan" written by Richard Marx and Fee Waybill from Marx's debut album. Manhattan (film) Manhattan is a 1979 American romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen and produced by Charles H. Joffe. The screenplay was written by Allen and Marshall Brickman. Allen co-stars as a twice-divorced 42-year-old comedy writer who dates a 17-year-old girl (Mariel Hemingway) but falls in love with his best friend's (Michael Murphy) mistress (Diane Keaton). Meryl Streep and Anne Byrne also star. "Manhattan" was filmed in black-and-white and
1979 National Society of Film Critics Awards 1979 National Society of Film Critics Awards The 14th National Society of Film Critics Awards, given on 3 January 1980, honored the best filmmaking of 1979. 1. Breaking Away<br> 2. "Kramer vs. Kramer"<br> 3. "Manhattan"<br> 4. "10" 1. Woody Allen – "Manhattan"<br> 1. Robert Benton – "Kramer vs. Kramer"<br> 3. Peter Yates – "Breaking Away"<br> 4. Blake Edwards – "10" 1. Dustin Hoffman – "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Agatha"<br> 2. Peter Sellers – "Being There"<br> 3. Nick Nolte – "North Dallas Forty"<br> 4. Jack Lemmon – "The China Syndrome"<br> 5. Klaus Kinski – "Nosferatu the Vampyre" ("Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht")