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Director Elia Kazan and producer Darryl F. Zanuck caused a sensation with "the most spellbinding story ever put on celluloid" (Hollywood Reporter), recipient of three Academy Awards including Best Picture. One of the first films to directly tackle racial prejudice, this acclaimed adaptation of Laura Z. Hobson's bestseller stars Gregory Peck as a journalist assigned to write a series of articles on anti-Semitism. Searching for an angle, he finally decides to pose as a Jew--and soon discovers what it is like to be a victim of religious intolerance. Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Dean Stockwell and June Havoc also star in this post-World War II classic.
"Excellent... daring... an important motion picture." New York Daily News
"One of the most noteworthy pictures." Los Angeles Times
"Gentleman's Agreement remains a classic crusading film..." The Motion Picture Guide
Editor's Note
Though the studios of the Golden Age were reluctant to produce films about Anti-Semitism, this Elia Kazan picture remains one of the best of the few Hollywood treatments of the subject. Gregory Peck gives the right gravity to his role of a magazine reporter who comes to understand in a personal way the barriers imposed by prejudice when, to add depth to his magazine feature, he takes on a Jewish identity. Moss Hart wrote the script, which was based on the novel by Laura Z. Hobson.
| Features | Audio: English Dolby Digital Stereo, English, French And Spanish Dolby Digital Mono | | Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Theatrical Trailer | | AMC Backstory Episode: Gentlemen's Agreement | | 2 Fox Movietone Newsreels | | Audio Commentary By Celeste Holm, June Havoc And Film Critic Richard Schickel | | Interactive Menus | | Scene Selection |
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Release Information
| | Studio: Foxvideo |
| Release Date: 3/2/2004 |
| Running Time: 118 minutes |
| Original Release Date: 1947 | | Catalog ID: 2006070 | | UPC: 00024543060703 | | Number of Discs: 1 |
Audio & Video
| | Original Language: English | | Available Audio Tracks: English [CC], English, French Dubbed, Spanish Dubbed | | Available Subtitles: English, Spanish | | Video: B&W |
Aspect Ratio | | 4:3 |
| Cast & Crew
| Awards |
Oscar (1948) |  | Elia Kazan, Winner, Best Director | | Darryl F. Zanuck, Winner, Best Picture | | Celeste Holm, Winner, Best Supporting Actress | | | Gregory Peck, Nominee, Best Actor | | | Dorothy McGuire, Nominee, Best Actress | | | Anne Revere, Nominee, Best Supporting Actress | | | Moss Hart, Nominee, Best Screenplay | |
Golden Globe (1948) | | Elia Kazan, Winner, Best Motion Picture Director | | Celeste Holm, Winner, Best Supporting Actress |
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"John Garfield and Dorothy McGuire offer powerhouse support." 08/01/2005 p.138The Motion Picture Guide 10 of 10
This was Hollywood's first major attack on anti-Semitism; a subtle, timely and, for its day, widely controversial production... This film, extremely relevant today, shocked and taught audiences of 1947, and it was a truly heroic endeavor personally sponsored by producer Zanuck... Shot mostly on location in New York, Gentleman's Agreement remains a classic crusading film which exposes an ugly scar on the human character and brings revelation and enlightenment to appreciative audiences worldwide.
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