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Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

Directed by Elia Kazan · 118 min · Drama

70.9 TOPICAL score · #719 of 6,776 films

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A magazine writer poses as a Jew to expose anti-Semitism.

Gentleman's Agreement (1947, directed by Elia Kazan) has a TOPICAL score of 70.9 - ranked 719 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and historical impact, and lowest on legacy & cult status. It won 4 awards from 8 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Picture. Critics: 82% on Rotten Tomatoes · 7.1/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 7/10 (288 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 45 languages, and the Library of Congress chose it for the National Film Registry.

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Critics58
Audience53
Awards98
Historical impact97
Lasting engagement38
Cast65
Legacy & cult status21

Starring: Gregory Peck (actor #64), Dorothy McGuire (actor #1,121), John Garfield (actor #1,203), Celeste Holm (actor #426)

“In 2017, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".”

Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10

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