A reporter pretends to be Jewish in order to cover a story on anti-Semitism, and personally discovers the true depths of bigotry and hatred.A reporter pretends to be Jewish in order to cover a story on anti-Semitism, and personally discovers the true depths of bigotry and hatred.A reporter pretends to be Jewish in order to cover a story on anti-Semitism, and personally discovers the true depths of bigotry and hatred.
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- Laura Z. Hobson(novel "Gentleman's Agreement")
- Moss Hart(screen play)
- Elia Kazan(screenplay revision)
- Stars
- Laura Z. Hobson(novel "Gentleman's Agreement")
- Moss Hart(screen play)
- Elia Kazan(screenplay revision)
- Stars
- Laura Z. Hobson(novel "Gentleman's Agreement")
- Moss Hart(screen play)
- Elia Kazan(screenplay revision) (uncredited)
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- TriviaIn 1984 Gregory Peck claimed to have been misquoted in a 1967 interview in which he said Elia Kazan was the wrong director for the film. The actor said, "That's a misunderstanding. I don't think there could have been a better director for the film. What I meant was that he and I didn't have a rapport; emotionally, we were not on the same wave length. I don't think that I did my best work for him. If I worked with him now--as a mature man--I think I would give him everything he would want."
- GoofsEarly in the movie, when Phil reminisces about his Jewish friend, Dave, he looks into the mirror and assesses his own features as being consistent with those of the Jews. This reveals his own experiences of having been influenced by the false stereotype of there being a "Jewish look". This is antithetical to his attacking anti-Semitic thoughts and actions in others, throughout the film. This, however, should not be considered a "GOOF" as many people are guilty of hypocrisy.
- Quotes
Kathy Lacey: You think I'm an anti-Semite.
Phil Green: No, I don't. But I've come to see lots of nice people who hate it and deplore it and protest their own innocence, then help it along and wonder why it grows. People who would never beat up a Jew. People who think anti-Semitism is far away in some dark place with low-class morons. That's the biggest discovery I've made. The good people. The nice people.
- Crazy creditsThe main title theme begins with the Fox logo, replacing the usual Alfred Newman fanfare.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Precious Images (1986)
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this movie is more subtle than it first appears
just as philip's magazine editor told him, any hack could write a column on the subject based on facts and figures. what they needed was a different angle that would capture the audience on a gut level. the theme wasn't about showing a Jewish guy get discriminated against. those incidences provide the backdrop and the link to philip's realization of a much more pernicious side to the subject. his magazine article may have started out with the idea of what it actually is like to be discriminated against as a Jewish man, but it moved into an analysis of how well- meaning, "nice," people who woudn't consider themselves bigoted or prejudiced, will sit by and let it happen without saying or doing anything. that's why kathy's rocky relationship with philip is so important and the ultimate resolution of the film.
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- zenarts
- Aug 7, 2006
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- 1 hour 58 minutes
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