Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

100 mins | Documentary | March 22, 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.

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

100 mins | Documentary | March 22, 1998

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream
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.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers
Original title Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream
Directors Stuart Samuels, Simcha Jacobovici
Writers Neal Gabler, Simcha Jacobovici

Cast

R. H. Thomson

as Narrator

Neal Gabler

as Himself

J. Hoberman

as Himself

Arthur Tracy

as Himself

Bernard Avishai

as Himself

Hasia Diner

as Herself

Thomas Cripps

as Himself

Richard Kozarski

as Himself

Judith Balaban

as Herself

Cass Warner

as Herself

Robert Rosen

as Himself

Bob Thomas

as Himself

A.C. Lyles

as Himself

Aljean Harmetz

as Herself

Jonathan Rosenbaum

as Himself

Les Friedman

as Himself

Irene Mayer Holt

as Herself

Daniel Selznick

as Himself

Betty Lasky

as Herself

Jim Zukor

as Himself

Edward Dmytryk

as Himself

Abraham Polonsky

as Himself

Walter Bernstein

as Himself

Bruce Cohn Curtis

as Himself