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Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 film about a journalist (played by Gregory Peck ) who falsely represents himself as a Jew to research anti-semitism in the affluent community of Darien, Connecticut .1The movie was controversial in its time, as was a similar film on the same subject, Crossfire , which was also released the same year and also nominated for an Oscar for best picture.2It was based on a novel by Laura Z.3
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Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 drama film about a journalist (played by Gregory Peck ) who goes undercover as a Jew to research antisemitism in New York City and the affluent community of Darien, Connecticut . The movie was controversial in its time, as was a similar film on the same subject, Crossfire , which was also released the same year and also nominated for a Best Picture Oscar . Gentleman's Agreement was based on Laura Z.Hobson 's 1947 novel of the same name .The movie is available on DVD as part of the 20th Century Fox Studio Classics collection.
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Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 drama film about a journalist (played by Gregory Peck ) who poses as a Jew to research an exposé on antisemitism in New York City and the affluent community of Darien, Connecticut .It was nominated for eight Oscars and won three: Best Picture , Best Supporting Actress ( Celeste Holm ), and Best Director ( Elia Kazan ).The movie was controversial in its time, as was a similar film on the same subject, Crossfire , which was released the same year (though that film was originally a story about homophobia , later changed to antisemitism). Gentleman's Agreement was based on Laura Z. Hobson 's 1947 novel of the same name . It was released on DVD as part of the 20th Century Fox Studio Classics collection.
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Hobson 's best-selling 1947 novel of the same name .It concerns a journalist (played by Gregory Peck ) who poses as a Jew to research an exposé on the widespread distrust and dislike of Jews in New York City and the affluent communities of New Canaan, Connecticut and Darien, Connecticut . It was nominated for eight Oscars and won three: Best Picture , Best Supporting Actress ( Celeste Holm ), and Best Director ( Elia Kazan ). The movie was controversial in its day, as was a similar film on the same subject, Crossfire , which was released the same year (though that film was originally a story about homophobia , later changed to anti-Semitism). In 2017, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It was released on DVD as part of the 20th Century Fox Studio Classics collection.
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1947 film by Elia Kazan This article is about the 1947 film.Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 American drama film based on Laura Z. Hobson 's best-selling 1947 novel of the same title . It concerns a journalist (played by Gregory Peck ) who poses as a Jew to research an exposé on the widespread anti-Semitism in New York City and the affluent communities of New Canaan and Darien, Connecticut . It was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won three: Best Picture , Best Supporting Actress ( Celeste Holm ), and Best Director ( Elia Kazan ). The movie was controversial in its day, as was a similar film on the same subject, Crossfire , which was released the same year (though that film was originally a story about anti-homosexuality, later changed to anti-Semitism). In 2017, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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1947 film by Elia Kazan This article is about the 1947 film. Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 American drama film based on Laura Z. Hobson 's best-selling 1947 novel of the same title . The film is about a journalist (played by Gregory Peck ) who pretends to be Jewish to research an exposé on the widespread antisemitism in New York City and the affluent communities of New Canaan and Darien, Connecticut . It was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won three: Best Picture , Best Supporting Actress ( Celeste Holm ), and Best Director ( Elia Kazan ). The movie was controversial in its day, as was a similar film on the same subject, Crossfire , which was released the same year (though that film was originally a story about homophobia, later changed to antisemitism). In 2017, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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a 1947 film about a journalist
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a 1947 american drama film based on laura z
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