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Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

They fled a nightmare to build a dream

7 average rating
7
English / 100 MIN. / 1998

The Genres

The Synopsis

This film discusses the effect on how major American films in Hollywood were influenced by the Eastern European Jewish culture that most of the major movie moguls who controlled the studios shared. Through clips of various films, the filmmakers illustrate the dominant themes like that of the outsider, the outspoken American patriotism, and rooting for the underdog in society.

The Cast

R.H. ThomsonNeal GablerJ. HobermanArthur TracyBernard AvishaiHasia DinerThomas CrippsRichard KozarskiJudith BalabanCass WarnerRobert RosenBob ThomasA.C. LylesAljean HarmetzJonathan RosenbaumLes FriedmanIrene Mayer HoltDaniel SelznickBetty LaskyBetty Warner SheinbaumJim ZukorStephen J. WhitfieldEdward DmytrykAbraham PolonskyWalter BernsteinBruce Cohn Curtis

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