Description |
1 DVD (118 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
monochrome |
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digital |
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optical |
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mixed |
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NTSC |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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region 1 |
Series |
Studio classic ; 2
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Studio classic ; 2.
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System Details |
DVD; Region 1, NTSC; full frame presentation, aspect ratio 1.33:1. |
Note |
Based on the novel by Laura Z. Hobson. |
Cast |
Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Celeste Holm, Anne Revere, June Havoc, Albert Dekker, Jane Wyatt, Dean Stockwell, Nicholas Joy, Sam Jaffe, Harold Vermilyea, Ransom M. Sherman. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Arthur Miller ; editor, Harmon Jones ; music, Alfred Newman ; art direction, Lyle Wheeler, Mark-Lee Kirk ; costumes designed by Kay Nelson. |
Note |
Originally produced as an American motion picture in 1947. |
Audience |
MPAA Rating: Not rated; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG. |
Summary |
Magazine writer Schuyler 'Phil' Green, a widower who has just arrived with his mother and young son in New York, is assigned the task of writing an expose of anti-Semitism. As he searches for a new angle on the topic, he decides to pass as a Jew for several months, which causes no end of trouble for his ailing mother and young son. It also puts his new society girlfriend on the spot, since despite all her intellectual convictions, she cannot quite shake the vicious prejudices of her particular group. In the 40s, Hollywood began exploring serious social problems in an upfront manner, and while a trifle too earnest for some people, this film puts the 'gentleman's agreement' among gentiles to discriminate against Jews directly in the spotlight. |
Contents |
Main titles -- Phil Green gets a new assignment -- Phil meets Kathy -- Difficult beginning -- Sudden inspiration -- Phil starts seeing life as a Jew -- Phil and Kathy quarrel about his plan -- Anti-Semitism at the magazine -- Party and another quarrel -- Dave Goldman comes to town -- Many faces of prejudice -- Phil finishes the series -- Kathy sees the problem in a new light. |
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Special features: Commentary by Celeste Holm, June Havoc, and Richard Schickel [audio feature]; Hollywood Backstories: Gentleman's agreement [featurette] (25 min.); Movietone news (3 min.); Still gallery [slide show]; Theatrical trailer (3 min.); Studio Classics [Previews] (5 min.). |
Awards |
Winner, 1948 Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role--Celeste Holm; Best Director--Elia Kazan; Best Picture; 1948 Golden Globes for Best Motion Picture, Drama; Best Motion Picture Director--Elia Kazan; Best Supporting Actress--Celeste Holm; Special Award--Dean Stockwell (Best Juvenile Actor). |
Language |
In English, dubbed French, or dubbed Spanish, with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned. |
Subject |
Antisemitism -- Drama.
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Antisemitism. |
Genre/Form |
Drama.
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Subject |
Impersonation -- Drama.
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Impersonation. |
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Deception -- Drama.
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Deception. |
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Jews, American -- Drama.
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Jews, American. |
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Authors, American -- Drama.
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Authors, American. |
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Children and adults -- Drama.
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Children and adults. |
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships. |
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New York (N.Y.) -- Drama.
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National Book Committee. |
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Hobson, Laura Z. (Laura Zametkin), 1900-1986 -- Film adaptations.
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Hobson, Laura Z. (Laura Zametkin), 1900-1986. |
Genre/Form |
Film adaptations.
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Feature films.
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Feature films.
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Fiction films.
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Fiction films.
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Historical films.
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Historical films.
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Film adaptations.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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Added Author |
Zanuck, Darryl Francis, 1902-1979, producer.
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Kazan, Elia, director.
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Hart, Moss, 1904-1961, screenwriter.
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Peck, Gregory, 1916-2003, actor.
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McGuire, Dorothy, 1918-2001, actor.
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Garfield, John, actor.
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Holm, Celeste, 1917-2012, actor.
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Revere, Anne, 1903-1990, actor.
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Havoc, June, actor.
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Dekker, Albert, 1905-1968, actor.
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Wyatt, Jane, 1910-2006, actor.
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Stockwell, Dean, 1936-2021, actor.
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Joy, Nicholas, -1964, actor.
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Jaffe, Sam, 1891-1984, actor.
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Vermilyea, Harold, 1889-1958, actor.
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Sherman, Ransom, 1898-1985, actor.
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Miller, Arthur C., cinematographer.
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Jones, Harmon, 1911-1972, film editor.
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Newman, Alfred, 1901-1970, composer.
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Hobson, Laura Z. (Laura Zametkin), 1900-1986.
Gentleman's agreement.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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Standard No. |
024543060703 |
Music No. |
2 20th Century Fox studio classics |
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