Hollywood Classics

14/01/2018 * 1947 Best Picture – ‘Gentleman’s Agreement’ 1. Profile :- Directed by Elia Kazan Produced by Darryl F. Zanuck Screenplay by Moss Hart Elia Kazan Based on Gentleman's Agreement  1947 novel  by Laura Z. Hobson Music by Alfred Newman Cinematography Arthur C. Miller Edited by Harmon Jones Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Release date  November 11, 1947 (New York City) Running time  118 minutes Country United States Language English Budget $1,985,000 Box office $7,800,000 2. Starring :- Gregory Peck Dorothy McGuire John Garfield Celeste Holm June Havoc Anne Revere 3. Introduction :- Gentleman's Agreement is a 1947 drama film which was based on Laura Z. Hobson's best selling novel of the same name. It concerns a journalist (played by Gregory Peck) who poses as a Jew to research an exposé on antisemitism in New York City and the affluent community of Darien, Connecticut. It was nominated for e

09/01/2018 6. 1946 Best Picture – ‘The Best Years of Our Lives’ Out line :- The poignant story of troubled veterans returning from World War II to hardship at home bested Frank Capra’s perennial Christmas favorite, It’s a Wonderful Life, along with Henry V, The Razor’s Edge and the beloved children’s movie, The Yearling. Also notable in 1946 were several great films that weren’t even nominated for Best Picture, including Hitchcock’s tense spy thriller Notorious; British tearjerker Brief Encounter; racy western Duel in the Sun; and the classic noir crime film The Killers. The Best Years of Our Lives" :- 1. Directed by William Wyler Produced by Samuel Goldwyn Screenplay by Robert E. Sherwood Based on Glory for Me  1945 novella  by MacKinlay Kantor Music by Hugo Friedhofer Emil Newman Cinematography Gregg Toland Edited by Daniel Mandell Production  company  Samuel Goldwyn Productions Distributed by RKO Radio Pictu