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Gentleman's Agreement
starring: Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Celeste Holm, Anne Revere
directed by: Elia Kazan

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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786302640519
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, NTSC
ISBN: 6302640512
Label: 20th Century Fox
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox
Release Date: March 01, 1995
Running Time: 118 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Theatrical Release Date: 1948-02
Sales Rank: 4567

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com essential video:
Elia Kazan directed this sometimes powerful study of anti-Semitism in nicer circles, based on Laura Z. Hobson's post-World War II novel. Gregory Peck is a hotshot magazine writer who has been blind to the problem; to ferret it out, he passes himself off as Jewish and watches the WASPs squirm. Seen a half-century later, the attitudes seem quaint and dated: Could it really have been like this? Yet the truth of the story comes through, in the wounded dignity of John Garfield, the upright indignation of Peck, and the hidden ways bigotry and hatred can poison relationships. That's particularly true in the Oscar-winning performance of Celeste Holm, who finds more layers than you'd expect in what seems like a stock character. --Marshall Fine

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- 4 stars out of 4
The Bottom Line:

Though Gregory Peck ends up with the wrong woman at the end, Gentleman's Agreement is a "message picture" that succeeds on almost every level, from Peck's quiet dignity to Celeste Holm's vivaciousness to Elia Kazan's direction.

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- "Some of your best friends are Methodists, too, but you never seem to mention that."
Do you, as do I, have to fight an urge to run for cover when the term "message movie" crops up? Not to worry, because in this case GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT (1947) is a fine movie with a great cast, excellent pacing, and just enough wit and verve to highlight its headon treatment of post-World War Two anti-semitism.

Gregory Peck plays Philip Green, writer for a NEWSWEEK-type weekly magazine, who sells himself on the subject of anti-semitism and goes semi-underground as "Philip Greenberg," a Jewish American who is determined to negotiate his life and get to all the good stuff (club memberships, social life, personal acceptance) that the then-WASP aristocracy controlled with varying degrees of denial and arrogance.

Phil finds himself not only making waves trying to ... Read More

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- Entertaining Yet Disturbing Film! Too Bad About the DVD!
There are many aspects about this film that I really liked in addition to the very pertinent and disturbing coverage on the issue of discrimination. While anti-Semitism is addressed specifically in the film, one can easily apply the issues raised to all sorts of discrimination and for this reason, this film ages rather well and remains entertaining for audiences today. I liked the fact that no overboard, irritating soundtracks or scores that were so prevalent among films of those days e.g. "Best Years of Our Lives" and "The 3rd Man" was included in this film. It was a quiet as can be and for me, it made me enjoy the film a lot better. I thought the acting and screenplay were quite good and although this film is not one of the great classics, it is still a good film to watch.

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- As they say and I hope
I'm very satisfaced with this product it's exactly what they said it's and I was hoping to recive.
It was shipped perfectly too.
I pologice for my english it's the better I've been able :-)

Rating:

- GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT
GENTLEMAN'S AGREEMENT - 1947

RATED - NR but probably G/PG for mature themes.

RATINGS - 29 Amazon (4.5/5), 63,325 Netflix (3.7/5), 2,612 IMDB (7.3/10), TV Guide (5/5)

STARRING - Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield.

AWARDS - 3 Academy Awards including BEST PICTURE plus 5 Academy nominations. AFI TOP 100 Movies nominee.

THEMES - Prejudice, discrimination, justice, morality.

STORY - Gregory Peck stars as successful report Philip Schuyler who is given an assignment to write on anti-semitism. Looking for an angle for the story, he poses as a Jewish man with his son (he is recently widowed). At first, it's just about getting a more inside look for the story. It becomes very personal when both he and his son actually ... Read More

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