After World War II, racial discrimination in American society became more and more rampant. Phil Green, a white writer, was a young man of integrity. After witnessing the ills of racism, he decided to write a serial exposing anti-Semitism. For this reason, he disguised himself as a Jew, went deep into the circle of Jews in New York, and learned a lot of the truth through private interviews. During this period, Phil Green encountered some problems that the non-Jews did not think of, such as he could not enter and leave the big hotels and clubs freely, because there were rules that Jews were not allowed to enter. His fiancée was despised for being seen as in love with a Jew. His female secretary, a Jew, had to change her name to avoid trouble. His betrothed fiancée was even more disturbed by this and began to blame him. After a period of investigation, Phil finally realized that prejudice against Jews was wrong
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Gentleman's Agreement movie plot
2022-02-02 08:02
Extended Reading
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Chesley 2022-02-02 08:02:37
Kazan upholds his characteristic of being a talkative, rambled for a long time without getting into the topic. Although the actors add a lot of color to the film, the whole is still too mediocre and lacks drama.
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Foster 2022-03-28 09:01:13
It really doesn't work from the current point of view.
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Phil Green: What makes you say that?
Bert McAnny: Oh, I don't know. You just seem like... a clever sort of guy.
Phil Green: What makes you think I wasn't a G.I.?
Bert McAnny: What? Now, Green, don't get me wrong. Why, some of my best friends are Jews.
Anne Dettrey: And some of your other best friends are Methodists, but you never bother to say that.
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Kathy Lacey: I called up my sister Jane and blurted it out, and she squealed, "Kathy!" as if she had given up any hope of anyone ever asking me. She's aching to meet you. She and her husband are giving a big party for us on Sunday. By the way, won't we have to let Jane in on it?
Phil Green: I hadn't thought so.
Kathy Lacey: But we will, won't we? Your mother knows.
Phil Green: She had to. Jane and her husband don't. If you want to keep a secret...
Kathy Lacey: But wouldn't it be sort of exaggerated with my own sister? Your sister-in-law, almost. I do think it would be inflexible of you.
Phil Green: I suppose it would be, inside the family. But they won't let anybody know, will they?
Kathy Lacey: They won't breathe it. They want to fight this awful thing just as much as you and I do.