---
title: 'Gentleman''s Agreement (1947)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Elia Kazan'
released: '1947-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/gentlemans-agreement-1947'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0039416/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

1947 · 118 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 American drama film based on Laura Z. Hobson's best-selling 1947 novel of the same title, directed by Elia Kazan. The film is about a journalist who pretends to be Jewish to research an exposé on the widespread antisemitism in New York City and the affluent communities of New Canaan and Darien, Connecticut. It was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won three: Best Picture, Best Supporting Actress, and Best Director.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Elia Kazan](https://cinepixo.com/people/elia-kazan)
- **Screenplay:** [Moss Hart](https://cinepixo.com/people/moss-hart)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Alfred Newman](https://cinepixo.com/people/alfred-newman)
- **Producer:** [Darryl F. Zanuck](https://cinepixo.com/people/darryl-f-zanuck)
- **Director of Photography:** [Arthur Charles Miller](https://cinepixo.com/people/arthur-charles-miller)
- **Editor:** [Fred Sersen](https://cinepixo.com/people/fred-sersen)

## Cast

- [June Havoc](https://cinepixo.com/people/june-havoc)
- [Robert Warwick](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-warwick)
- [Morgan Farley](https://cinepixo.com/people/morgan-farley)
- [Virginia Gregg](https://cinepixo.com/people/virginia-gregg)
- [Jane Wyatt](https://cinepixo.com/people/jane-wyatt)
- [Louise Lorimer](https://cinepixo.com/people/louise-lorimer)
- [Sam Jaffe](https://cinepixo.com/people/sam-jaffe)
- [Gregory Peck](https://cinepixo.com/people/gregory-peck)
- [John Garfield](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-garfield)
- [Celeste Holm](https://cinepixo.com/people/celeste-holm)
- [Jesse White](https://cinepixo.com/people/jesse-white)
- [Gene Nelson](https://cinepixo.com/people/gene-nelson)
- [Victor Kilian](https://cinepixo.com/people/victor-kilian)
- [Dorothy McGuire](https://cinepixo.com/people/dorothy-mcguire)
- [Frank Wilcox](https://cinepixo.com/people/frank-wilcox)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/gentlemans-agreement-1947
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