Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream (1998)
- Directed by
- Simcha Jacobovici
- Genre
- documentary television film
- Country
- Germany, United Kingdom, Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rating
- 7.3 of 10 from 7 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This documentary looks at how early Hollywood movie moguls were mostly Jewish immigrants from Eastern Europe. It uses clips to show how their background shaped common movie themes like patriotism and rooting for the underdog.
informativereflectiveeducationalnostalgicanalyticalreverenthistorical
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