Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998)
1h 40m
Running Time
March 22, 1998Release Date
Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998)
1h 40m
Running Time
March 22, 1998Release Date
Plot.
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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Cast & Crew.
Neal Gabler
Self
R. H. Thomson
Narrator
J. Hoberman
Himself
Arthur Tracy
Self
Bernard Avishai
Self
Hasia Diner
Herself
Stuart Samuels
Director
Elliott Halpern
Producer
Richard Kozarski
Himself
Thomas Cripps
Self
Richard Koszarski
Self
Judith Balaban
Herself
Judy Balaban
Self
Robert Rosen
Himself
Cass Warner
Self
Simcha Jacobovici
Director
Bob Thomas
Himself
A.C. Lyles
Himself
Aljean Harmetz
Herself
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Himself
Elliott Halpern
Producer
Les Friedman
Himself
Irene Mayer Holt
Herself
Daniel Selznick
Himself
Betty Lasky
Herself
Mark Mackay
Cinematographer
Betty Warner Sheinbaum
Herself
Reid Dennison
Editor
Jim Zukor
Himself
Stephen J. Whitfield
Himself
Edward Dmytryk
Himself
Abraham Polonsky
Himself
Walter Bernstein
Himself
Bruce Cohn Curtis
Himself
Michael A. Levine
Legal Services
Robin Bicknell
Art Direction
Details.
Wiki.
An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood is a 1988 non-fiction book whose topic is the careers of several prominent Jewish film producers in the early years of Hollywood. Author Neal Gabler focuses on the psychological motivations of these film moguls, arguing that their background as Jewish immigrants shaped their careers and influenced the movies they made.