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Gentleman's Agreement
Elia Kazan
(1947)
112min
A Certificate
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Review
Our Score
by
Tom Hutchinson
An eye-opener in its day, this exposure of high-society racial prejudice still has the power to compel. The story of magazine writer Gregory Peck passing himself off as a Jew to reveal anti-Semitism is not violently confrontational, but is successful in showing that the subtle malaise is barely recognised as such by the people who sustain it. Writer Moss Hart pressed all the politically correct postwar buttons, adapting Laura Z Hobson's controversial bestseller for rising young director Elia Kazan, and, while it's one of Peck's finest performances, other members of the cast produced work of similarly high quality - the confused liberal Dorothy McGuire, the soured poseur Celeste Holm and the cynically bitter ex-serviceman John Garfield. Twentieth Century-Fox gave this blast at bigotry all the hype it needed and the result was Academy awards and nominations all round.
Summary
A recently widowed seasoned journalist accepts an offer by a magazine publisher to produce a series of articles on anti-Semitism. In a bid to gain an insight into the subject, the writer decides to pose as a Jew, but is not prepared for the torrent of racial abuse he receives. Drama, based on Laura Z Hobson's bestseller, and starring Gregory Peck. Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield and Celeste Holm.
Cast & Crew
Phil Green
Gregory Peck
Kathy
Dorothy McGuire
Dave
John Garfield
Anne
Celeste Holm
Mrs Green
Anne Revere
Miss Wales
June Havoc
John Minify
Albert Dekker
Jane
Jane Wyatt
Tommy
Dean Stockwell
Dr Craigie
Nicholas Joy
Professor Lieberman
Sam Jaffe
Director
Elia Kazan
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Other Information
Language:
English
Black and white
Theatrical distributor:
20th Century Fox Film Co. Ltd
Available on:
video and DVD
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