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Gentleman’s Agreement (1947) is a groundbreaking social drama that follows Philip Schuyler Green (Gregory Peck), a distinguished, widowed journalist who relocates to New York City with his young son and mother after accepting a high-profile assignment from a prestigious magazine. The publication’s liberal editor tasks Green with writing an in-depth, undercover exposé on anti-Semitism in America. Initially struggling to find a fresh, impactful angle on a subject many citizens comfortably ignore, Green realizes that the only way to truly understand the depth of this prejudice is to experience it firsthand. He decides to adopt a Jewish identity, telling the world that his real name is Phil Greenberg.