Gentleman's Agreement (1947) | |
| Director(s) | Elia Kazan |
| Producer(s) | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Top Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, New York, Newspapers, Prejudice, Reporters, Romance (Drama) |
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Gentleman's Agreement Overview:
Gentleman's Agreement (1947) was a Drama - Romance Film directed by Elia Kazan and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck.
The film was based on the novel of the same name written by Laura Z. Hobson published in 1947.
SYNOPSIS
The best of the few Hollywood treatments of anti-Semitism. 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. Hart wrote the script, based on the novel by Laura Z. Hobson.
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Academy Awards 1947 --- Ceremony Number 20 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Actor | Gregory Peck | Nominated |
| Best Actress | Dorothy McGuire | Nominated |
| Best Supporting Actress | Celeste Holm | Won |
| Best Supporting Actress | Anne Revere | Nominated |
| Best Director | Elia Kazan | Won |
| Best Film Editing | Harmon Jones | Nominated |
| Best Picture | 20th Century-Fox | Won |
| Best Writing | Moss Hart | Nominated |
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Tommy Green:
Pop, are we Jewish? Jimmy Kelley said we were. Our janitor told his janitor.
Phil Green: Well, what did you tell Jimmy Kelley?
Tommy Green: I said I'd ask you.
Phil Green: Well, it's like this. Remember that movie Kathy and I took you to, and you asked if things like that really happened?
Tommy Green: Kathy said they were pretending.
Phil Green: Well, I'm pretending I'm Jewish for something I'm writing.
Tommy Green: You mean like a game?
Phil Green: Yes, but I'd appreciate it if you promised not to tell anybody it's a game.
Tommy Green: Okay, Pop, sure.
Phil Green: Some people hate Catholics, some people hate Jews.
Tommy Green: And no one hates us because we're Americans.
Mrs. Green: You think there's enough anti-Semitism in life already without people reading about it?
Phil Green: No, but this story is doomed before I start. What can I say about anti-Semitism that hasn't been said before?
Mrs. Green: Maybe it hasn't been said well enough. If it had, you wouldn't have had to explain it to Tommy right now.
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Phil Green: Well, what did you tell Jimmy Kelley?
Tommy Green: I said I'd ask you.
Phil Green: Well, it's like this. Remember that movie Kathy and I took you to, and you asked if things like that really happened?
Tommy Green: Kathy said they were pretending.
Phil Green: Well, I'm pretending I'm Jewish for something I'm writing.
Tommy Green: You mean like a game?
Phil Green: Yes, but I'd appreciate it if you promised not to tell anybody it's a game.
Tommy Green: Okay, Pop, sure.
Phil Green: Some people hate Catholics, some people hate Jews.
Tommy Green: And no one hates us because we're Americans.
Mrs. Green: You think there's enough anti-Semitism in life already without people reading about it?
Phil Green: No, but this story is doomed before I start. What can I say about anti-Semitism that hasn't been said before?
Mrs. Green: Maybe it hasn't been said well enough. If it had, you wouldn't have had to explain it to Tommy right now.
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Facts about
Producer Darryl F. Zanuck sought legal advice regarding the naming of the three anti-Semitic political figures. When told there was only a small risk of libel, Zanuck - who wasn't Jewish - replied, "Let them sue us. They won't dare, and if they do, nothing would make me more happy than to appear personally as a witness or defendant at the trial." As it turned out, Sen. Bilbo died before the film's release, Rep. Rankin lost in his campaign to succeed Bilbo (but remained in Congress), and Gerald L.K. Smith filed a lawsuit that ultimately failed.
Celeste Holm is on record as saying that she found Gregory Peck to be no fun to work with.
Studio bosses - most of whom were Jewish themselves - urged Elia Kazan not to make the film.
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Celeste Holm is on record as saying that she found Gregory Peck to be no fun to work with.
Studio bosses - most of whom were Jewish themselves - urged Elia Kazan not to make the film.
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