Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

They fled a nightmare to build a dream

Category: 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.
Status: Released IMDb
Release date: 1998-03-22
Run time: 100 minute / 1:40
Directors: Simcha Jacobovici, Stuart Samuels.
Production Countries: Canada, Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America

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R.H. Thomson
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Neal Gabler
as Self
J. Hoberman
as Self
Arthur Tracy
as Self
Bernard Avishai
as Self
Hasia Diner
as Self
Thomas Cripps
as Self
Richard Koszarski
as Self
Judith Balaban
as Self
Cass Warner
as Self
Robert Rosen
as Self
Bob Thomas
as Self
A.C. Lyles
as Self
Aljean Harmetz
as Self
Jonathan Rosenbaum
as Self
Les Friedman
as Self
Irene Mayer Holt
as Self
Daniel Selznick
as Self
Betty Lasky
as Self
Betty Warner Sheinbaum
as Self
Jim Zukor
as Self
Stephen J. Whitfield
as Self
Edward Dmytryk
as Self
Abraham Polonsky
as Self
Walter Bernstein
as Self
Bruce Cohn Curtis
as Self
Directing
Simcha Jacobovici Director
Stuart Samuels Director

Crew
Michael A. Levine Legal Services

Writing
Simcha Jacobovici Writer
Neal Gabler Writer

Production
Elliott Halpern Producer
Simcha Jacobovici Producer

Camera
Mark Mackay Director of Photography

Editing
Reid Dennison Editor

Art
Robin Bicknell Art Direction





















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