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Movie Description The best of the few Hollywood treatments of anti-Semitism. Gregory Peck gives the right gravity to his role of a magazine reporter who comes to understand in a personal way the barriers imposed by prejudice when, to add depth to his magazine feature, he takes on a Jewish identity. Hart wrote the script, based on the novel by Laura Z. Hobson., Though the studios of the Golden Age were reluctant to produce films about Anti-Semitism, this Elia Kazan picture remains one of the best of the few Hollywood treatments of the subject. Gregory Peck gives the right gravity to his role of a magazine reporter who comes to understand in a personal way the barriers imposed by prejudice when, to add depth to his magazine feature, he takes on a Jewish identity. Moss Hart wrote the script, which was based on the novel by Laura Z. Hobson.
Film Notes DVD Features:
Region 1 Keep Case Full Frame - 1.33 Additional Release Material: Audio Commentary - 1. Gregory Peck - Star, Celeste Holm - Star, Richard Schickel - Film Critic Trailers - 1. Original Theatrical Trailer 2. ALL ABOUT EVE 3. HOW GREEN WAS MY VALLEY Newsreels (2) Text/Galleries: Original Screenplay (240 Stills) Photos/Stills (9)
Industry Reviews "John Garfield and Dorothy McGuire offer powerhouse support." Uncut - Danny Leigh (08/01/2005)
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