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Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

70.00% | March 22, 1998 | Documentary

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.

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Stuart Samuels
Director
Simcha Jacobovici
Director
Michael A. Levine
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Cast

R.H. Thomson
R.H. Thomson
Narrator
Neal Gabler
Neal Gabler
Himself
J. Hoberman
J. Hoberman
Himself
Arthur Tracy
Arthur Tracy
Himself
Bernard Avishai

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