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Gentleman's Agreement [1947]

Starring: Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, John Garfield, Celeste Holm, Anne Revere
Director: Elia Kazan
Format: Black & White Full Screen PAL
Released: 06 May 2002
RRP: £12.99
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Wonderful - By: Claudia Gregori, 23 Aug 2003
Excellent film, maybe the best of Gregory Peck. It is worth buying.
One of My Favourite Classics - By: , 01 Jul 2003
Gentleman's Agreement was the 1947 winner of 3 Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Celeste Holm), & Best Director (Elia Kazan). Adapted from Laura Z. Hobson's best-selling book, this post-World War II classic caused a sensation through its confrontation of religious prejudice.

Gregory Peck plays the part of a renowned journalist who takes a daring & provocative approach to writing a series about post-War anti-Semitism in America for a national magazine. Whilst the plot includes some heavy-handed moralising & the dialogue can at times be condescending in its sermonising, these approaches are both necessary in exposing the hypocrisy of those who profess condemnation of prejudice in general, & anti-Semitism in particular, but unwittingly uphold it through their failure to actively stand against it.

Apart from its necessary & commendable primary theme, I love this film for its snappy 1940's New York parlance; the subplot love triangle between Gregory Peck, Dorothy McGuire, & Celeste Holm; the childhood & ex-army comradeship between Peck & John Garfield, & the lost etiquette of romance contemporary to the era.

The original theatrical trailer included in the special features is reallly charming as it is in the style of a Movietone newsreel. Also included are a galllery of cast stills & subtitles in 10 languages as well as English for the hearing-impaired.

Still an excellent film & a must-have for your classics collection. Buy it!

Good but not excellent - By: , 22 Nov 2001
This film has many depths. I am an avid fan but this did not surpass my expectations. I have given it four stars because I enjoy the genre but I think that this film could have been a lot better. Buy this if you are a fan , but not just out of interest.