Review of Gentleman's Agreement (1947) by Jennifer E — 02 Dec 2007
Gentleman's Agreement was groundbreaking in 1947 and the first time the word "Jew" was used in a film.
In 2007 the story remains relevant. Gregory Peck comes off stoic and the dialouge a little forced, but Peck never steps out of charachter. Just when you're ready to cringe at the relentless pursuit of the topic at hand Dorthy McGuires's charachter shouts "....Please No more lessons in tolerance!".
In that moment, with 20/20 vision and 50 years of hindsight you feel the impact of the story.
It was the first cinematic lesson in anti-semitism and remains a powerful film to this end.
This review of Gentleman's Agreement (1947) was written by Jennifer E on 02 Dec 2007.
Gentleman's Agreement has generally received positive reviews.
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