Synopsis
"Fox production chief
Darryl Zanuck staked his professional reputation on using an all-star cast – led by
Gregory Peck,
Dorothy McGuire and
John Garfield – to deliver a high-minded picture directed against anti-Semitism.
Kazan rose to the challenging assignment of adapting celebrated playwright
Moss Hart's first screenplay while avoiding didacticism or an oversimplification of the film's subject. Without diluting the message of
Gentleman's Agreement,
Kazan added psychological depth and nuance by sensitively rendering the wayward paths of an awakening consciousness and the stubborn, unspoken contradictions that frustrate and foster relationships." – Harvard Film Archive
