Thursday, August 4, 2011

Gentleman's Agreement (1947)



Starring Gregory Peck, Dorothy Maguire, John Garfield, Jane Wyatt, Celeste Holm, Dean Stockwell, June Havoc, Albert Dekker, and Anne Revere. Directed by Elia Kazan. A recently widowed journalist is asked to write a series of hard-hitting articles on anti-Semitism is America. In order to obtain first-hand information, he decides to pose as a Jew. As the weeks go by he experiences all manner of prejudice.

"Gentleman's Agreement" was selected as the Best Picture of 1947, Celeste Holm won the Best Supporting Actress award, and Elia Kazan won for Best Director.


No comments:

Post a Comment