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Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream
1998
They fled a nightmare to build a dream
- Stuart Samuels,Simcha Jacobovici
- 1h 40m
- March 22, 1998 · Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- March 22, 1998
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
- Cast
- R.H. Thomson,Neal Gabler,J. Hoberman,Arthur Tracy,Bernard Avishai,Hasia Diner,Thomas Cripps,Richard Koszarski,Judith Balaban,Cass Warnerand 16 more
- Director
- Stuart Samuels,Simcha Jacobovici
- Writer
- Neal Gabler,Simcha Jacobovici
- Producer
- Elliott Halpern,Simcha Jacobovici
- Cinematography
- Mark Mackay
- Budget
- Not recorded
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- IMDb
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