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1947 Part 1: Underrated Peck Action
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It's 1947, and the Academy thinks it's time America had a frank talk about how many Nazis are running around two years after World War II ended. Human avatar of gravitas Gregory Peck leads Gentleman's Agreement, in which a journalist goes looking for antisemitism in New York for a story, and finds that it's very much like trying to get a sip of water from a fire hose. Erin, Claire, and Dan dig into Gentleman's Agreement's deep dives into the many faces of bigotry, from the out-and-proud to the self-haters to the "nice people" who think they're allies but lack the action to back that up, and how not one ounce of this movie has aged in over seven decades. It's underrated by modern critics, underseen by modern audiences, and we're so eager to talk to you about it we almost don't mind the issues that resulted in it being the only movie we cover this week. Tune in now!
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