Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998)

They fled a nightmare to build a dream

Directed by Stuart Samuels1h 40mDocumentary

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.

Year
1998
Country
CA
Language
English
Release date
22 March 1998
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7.2 (9)
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R.H. Thomson
R.H. Thomson
Self - Narrator (voice)
N
Neal Gabler
Self
J
J. Hoberman
Self
Arthur Tracy
Arthur Tracy
Self
B
Bernard Avishai
Self
H
Hasia Diner
Self
T
Thomas Cripps
Self
R
Richard Koszarski
Self
J
Judith Balaban
Self
C
Cass Warner
Self
R
Robert Rosen
Self
B
Bob Thomas
Self
A.C. Lyles
A.C. Lyles
Self
A
Aljean Harmetz
Self
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Self
L
Les Friedman
Self
I
Irene Mayer Holt
Self
Daniel Selznick
Daniel Selznick
Self
B
Betty Lasky
Self
B
Betty Warner Sheinbaum
Self
J
Jim Zukor
Self
S
Stephen J. Whitfield
Self
Edward Dmytryk
Edward Dmytryk
Self
Abraham Polonsky
Abraham Polonsky
Self
Walter Bernstein
Walter Bernstein
Self
B
Bruce Cohn Curtis
Self

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