Gentleman's Agreement (1947): 20th Winner for Best Picture

Date viewed: 12 January 2014

Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

This black and white film follows on with the post-war theme where a journalist investigates about attitudes of American society about anti-semitism.

This is another film that shows the attitudes and views of the American people post-World War II, yet this focuses its attitudes towards Jewish people (or even people who might be Jewish).

There is a love story in the midst of this, which makes for a very interesting storyline.

Definitely a provocative film for its time!

Why did it win Best Picture? I would say that the controversial angle the film took about such a post-war topic would definitely put it in the bag! Gregory Peck's role was also well-played.