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Shakespeare in Performance: Film
Gentleman's Agreement (1946, Elia Kazan)
| Title | Gentleman's Agreement |
|---|---|
| Year | 1946 |
| Release Locations | USA |
| Director | Elia Kazan |
| Medium | Black & white video |
| Length | 1 hrs, 58 mins |
| Audience | general public |
| Play Connections | The Merchant of Venice (modernization) |
Description
A film that pioneered in breaking Hollywood's code of silence about anti-Semitism in America. Gregory Peck as a magazine writer pretending to be Jewish has an occasion to deliver to his secretary, who cannot believe that he is not Jewish, a speech that strongly echoes Shylock's famous speech beginning "Hath not a Jew eyes?" (3.1.59)
Description from Shakespeare on Screen : an International Filmography and Videography by Kenneth S. Rothwell and Annabelle Henkin Melzer. ©1990 Kenneth S. Rothwell. Cited by permission. — Added 2008-11-14
Cast Overview
| Cast | John Garfield |
|---|---|
| Cast | Celeste Holm |
| Cast | Dorothy McGuire |
| Cast | Gregory Peck |
| Cast | Anne Revere |
Production Team and Crew Overview
| Director | Elia Kazan |
|---|---|
| Producer | Darryl F. Zanuck |
| Adaptor/Translator | Moss Hart |
| Book Author | Laura Z. Hobson |
Production information courtesy of: Kenneth Rothwell