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Gentleman's agreement, 20th Century Fox ; Darryl F. Zanuck presents ; screen play by Moss Hart ; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck ; directed by Elia Kazan

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Gentleman's agreement, 20th Century Fox ; Darryl F. Zanuck presents ; screen play by Moss Hart ; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck ; directed by Elia Kazan
Language
eng
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videorecording
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MPAA Rating: Not rated ; Canadian Home Video Rating: PG
Main title
Gentleman's agreement
Oclc number
51515879
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20th Century Fox ; Darryl F. Zanuck presents ; screen play by Moss Hart ; produced by Darryl F. Zanuck ; directed by Elia Kazan
Runtime
118
Series statement
20th century Fox studio classics, 2
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
Table Of 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
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
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