Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream 1998

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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.

  • Released: 1998-03-22
  • Runtime: 100 minutes
  • Genre: Documentary
  • Stars: R.H. Thomson, J. Hoberman, Cass Warner, A.C. Lyles, Aljean Harmetz, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Daniel Selznick, Stephen J. Whitfield, Edward Dmytryk, Abraham Polonsky, Walter Bernstein, Bruce Cohn Curtis, Neal Gabler, Arthur Tracy, Bernard Avishai, Hasia Diner, Thomas Cripps, Richard Kozarski, Judith Balaban, Les Friedman  Show all >
    Irene Mayer Holt, Betty Lasky, Betty Warner Sheinbaum, Jim Zukor, Robert Rosen, Bob Thomas
  • Director: Simcha Jacobovici, Stuart Samuels