Gentleman's Agreement

1947

1h 58m

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7.0/10

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A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.

Directors

Elia Kazan

Writers

Moss Hart(screenplay by)

Laura Z. Hobson(novel by)

Stars

Gregory Peck

Dorothy McGuire

John Garfield

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Gregory Peck

Philip Schuyler Green

Kathy Lacy

Dave Goldman

Anne Dettrey

Mrs. Green

Elaine Wales

John Minify

Jane

Tommy Green

Dr. Craigie

Professor Fred Lieberman

Lou Jordan

Bill Payson

Third Woman

Mr. Calkins

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Bill

Bellboy

Directors

Elia Kazan

Writers

Moss Hart(screenplay by)

Laura Z. Hobson(novel by)

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Just two years after Kazan's feature-film debut (and the end of WWII) came this firecracker which became up to that point his most successful film (although A Tree Grows In Brooklyn and Boomerang would also garner Oscar nominations), and it's ironic that so shortly after a great war was won, mainly against racism and the killing of Jews overseas, Gregory Peck's Schuyler Green, in undercover work for an expose to satiate his new, New York City boss, discovers rampant anti-Semitism uncomfortably much closer to home. I love John Garfield's work, rather late in his short career, in the supporting role of Dave Goldman (he should have received an Oscar nomination as well). The film was very successful, taking in three trophies for eight tries altogether (for Best Director, Picture and Supporting Actress--Celeste Holm), and its ending--stressing that forgiveness and tolerance are possible (when Green returns home and forgives his wife)--is very important, though he chose the wrong woman...

talisencrw21 Jan, 2016