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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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- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Studio classic ; 2.
- 20th century Fox studio classics ; 2
- Language:
- English
- French
- Spanish
- Subjects (All):
- Hobson, Laura Z. (Laura Zametkin), 1900-1986.
- Children and adults.
- Authors, American.
- Jews, American.
- Antisemitism.
- Hobson, Laura Z. (Laura Zametkin), 1900-1986--Film adaptations.
- Hobson, Laura Z.
- Antisemitism--Drama.
- Impersonation--Drama.
- Impersonation.
- Deception--Drama.
- Deception.
- Jews, American--Drama.
- Authors, American--Drama.
- Children and adults--Drama.
- Man-woman relationships--Drama.
- Man-woman relationships.
- New York (N.Y.)--Drama.
- New York (N.Y.).
- National Book Committee.
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Film adaptations.
- Video recordings.
- DVD-Video discs.
- Feature films.
- Fiction films.
- Historical films.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Penn Provenance:
- Sheldon, Harvey (donor) (Storage copy)
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (118 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
- monochrome
- Distribution:
- Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
- Other Title:
- At head of title: Laura Z. Hobson's
- Place of Publication:
- Beverly Hills, California : Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, [2002]
- Language Note:
- In English (stereo, mono), dubbed French (mono), or dubbed Spanish (mono), with optional subtitles in English or Spanish; closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- DVD ; region 1, NTSC ; full frame presentation, aspect ratio 1.33:1.
- digital
- optical
- stereo mono
- videodisc
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- region 1
- Summary:
- A journalist assigned to write a series of articles on anti-semitism decides to pose as a Jew and finds out first-hand what it is like to be the victim of intolerance.
- 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.
- Participant:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Academy Award, 1947: Best Picture; Best Supporting Actress (Celeste Holm); Best Director (Elia Kazan)
- Based on the novel by Laura Z. Hobson.
- Full screen (1.33:1).
- 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.).
- Winner, 1947 Academy Awards for Best Actress in a Supporting Role--Celeste Holm; Best Director--Elia Kazan; Best Picture; 1947 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).
- Local Notes:
- Storage copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Harvey Sheldon.
- Contains:
- Container of: Gentleman's agreement (Motion picture)
- Container of: Gentleman's agreement (Motion picture). French.
- Container of: Gentleman's agreement (Motion picture). Spanish.
- OCLC:
- 51515879
- Publisher Number:
- 024543060703
- 2283866 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
- Access Restriction:
- Educational and home use only.
- Online:
- View cover art
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