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

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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R.H. Thomson
R.H. Thomson
as Narrator
Neal Gabler
Neal Gabler
as Himself
J. Hoberman
J. Hoberman
as Himself
Arthur Tracy
Arthur Tracy
as Himself
Bernard Avishai
Bernard Avishai
as Himself
Hasia Diner
Hasia Diner
as Herself
Thomas Cripps
Thomas Cripps
as Himself
Richard Kozarski
Richard Kozarski
as Himself
Judith Balaban
Judith Balaban
as Herself
Cass Warner
Cass Warner
as Herself
Robert Rosen
Robert Rosen
as Himself
Bob Thomas
Bob Thomas
as Himself
A.C. Lyles
A.C. Lyles
as Himself
Aljean Harmetz
Aljean Harmetz
as Herself
Jonathan Rosenbaum
Jonathan Rosenbaum
as Himself
Les Friedman
Les Friedman
as Himself
Irene Mayer Holt
Irene Mayer Holt
as Herself
Daniel Selznick
Daniel Selznick
as Himself
Betty Lasky
Betty Lasky
as Herself
Betty Warner Sheinbaum
Betty Warner Sheinbaum
as Herself
Jim Zukor
Jim Zukor
as Himself
Stephen J. Whitfield
Stephen J. Whitfield
as Himself
Edward Dmytryk
Edward Dmytryk
as Himself
Abraham Polonsky
Abraham Polonsky
as Himself
Walter Bernstein
Walter Bernstein
as Himself
Bruce Cohn Curtis
Bruce Cohn Curtis
as Himself
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Simcha Jacobovici
Simcha Jacobovici
Director
Stuart Samuels
Stuart Samuels
Director
Michael A. Levine
Michael A. Levine
Legal Services
Mark Mackay
Mark Mackay
Director of Photography
Robin Bicknell
Robin Bicknell
Art Direction
Reid Dennison
Reid Dennison
Editor
Simcha Jacobovici
Simcha Jacobovici
Writer
Elliott Halpern
Elliott Halpern
Producer
Simcha Jacobovici
Simcha Jacobovici
Producer
Neal Gabler
Neal Gabler
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