CinemaOSMovie · 1998 · 1h 40m

Hollywoodism: Jews, Movies and the American Dream

They fled a nightmare to build a dream

72%(9)IMDbDocumentary

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.

Directed bySimcha Jacobovici, Stuart Samuels

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 40m
Language
EN
Released
March 22, 1998

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HOLLYWOOD: AN EMPIRE OF THEIR OWN trailer

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10 credited
Starring
R.H. Thomson

R.H. Thomson

Self - Narrator (voice)

Neal Gabler

Self

J. Hoberman

Self

Arthur Tracy

Arthur Tracy

Self

Bernard Avishai

Self

Hasia Diner

Self

Thomas Cripps

Self

Richard Koszarski

Self

Judith Balaban

Self

Cass Warner

Self

Creative team
Directed by
Simcha Jacobovici
Simcha Jacobovici
Stuart Samuels
Written by
Simcha Jacobovici
Simcha Jacobovici
Neal Gabler
Produced by
Elliott Halpern
Simcha Jacobovici
Simcha Jacobovici

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