Gentleman's Agreement

Gentleman's Agreement
Directed by	Elia Kazan
Produced by	Darryl F. Zanuck
Written by	Laura Z. Hobson (novel) Moss Hart (screenplay)
Starring	Gregory Peck Dorothy McGuire John Garfield Celeste Holm Anne Revere
Music by	Alfred Newman
Cinematography	Arthur C. Miller
Distributed by	Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Released	November 11, 1947 (New York City premiere)
Running time	118 min
Language	English
Budget	$2,000,000 (estimated)
IMDb profile

Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 film about a journalist (played by Gregory Peck) who falsely represents himself as a Jew to research anti-semitism in the affluent community of Darien, Connecticut. The movie was controversial in its time, as was a similar film on the same subject, Crossfire, which was also released the same year and also nominated for an Oscar for best picture. It was based on a novel by Laura Z. Hobson.

The film won three Oscars:

• Academy Award for Best Picture - Darryl F. Zanuck, producer
  
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress - Celeste Holm
  
• Academy Award for Directing - Elia Kazan
  

It was nominated for another five Oscars:

• Academy Award for Best Actor - Gregory Peck
  
• Academy Award for Best Actress - Dorothy McGuire
  
• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress - Anne Revere
  
• Best Film Editing - Harmon Jones
  
• Best Writing, Screenplay - Moss Hart
  

Links

Gentleman's Agreement at The Internet Movie Database

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