Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998)

1998-03-22

(US) •

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They fled a nightmare to build a dream

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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.

Movie Cast

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

R.H. Thomson

Narrator

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Neal Gabler

Himself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

J. Hoberman

Himself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Arthur Tracy

Himself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Bernard Avishai

Himself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Hasia Diner

Herself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Thomas Cripps

Himself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Richard Kozarski

Himself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Judith Balaban

Herself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Cass Warner

Herself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Robert Rosen

Himself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Bob Thomas

Himself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

A.C. Lyles

Himself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Aljean Harmetz

Herself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Jonathan Rosenbaum

Himself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Les Friedman

Himself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Irene Mayer Holt

Herself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Daniel Selznick

Himself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Betty Lasky

Herself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Betty Warner Sheinbaum

Herself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Jim Zukor

Himself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Stephen J. Whitfield

Himself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Edward Dmytryk

Himself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Abraham Polonsky

Himself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Walter Bernstein

Himself

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Bruce Cohn Curtis

Himself