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Spielberg

I rememberthat at one point, kids were standing outsideand chanting "the SpielbergsI...

Adler:
I remember
that at one point, kids were standing outside
and chanting "the Spielbergs
are dirty Jews." Spielberg:
I certainly experienced
being excluded and being picked on
and discriminated against

Full Transcript

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Adler: I remember that at one point,
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kids were standing outside and chanting
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"the Spielbergs are dirty Jews."
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Spielberg: I certainly experienced being excluded
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and being picked on and discriminated against.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
01:17:18
Uploaded
Jul 06, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Pentimento Productions,HBO Documentary Films

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Movie Summary

A documentary on Steven Spielberg, filmmaker. Includes interviews with relatives, film critics, peers and people who have worked with him.
And by being Jewish, there was no way I could fit into anything. - Spielberg 00:05
And by being Jewish, there was no way I could fit into anyth...
My grandfather would come over to spend a week with us, - Spielberg 00:19
My grandfather would come over to spend a week with us,
"No, he must be calling somebody else." - Spielberg 00:07
"No, he must be calling somebody else."
"Shmuel? What's Shmuel?" - Spielberg 00:10
"Shmuel? What's Shmuel?"
He didn't want to be Jewish because it made us - Spielberg 00:05
He didn't want to be Jewish because it made us
And the "Father Knows Best" family - Spielberg 00:06
And the "Father Knows Best" family
I began to deny my Jewishness, - Spielberg 00:15
I began to deny my Jewishness,
I still feel ashamed of myself - Spielberg 00:12
I still feel ashamed of myself
When I first met Kate, - Spielberg 00:07
When I first met Kate,
It's a terrible cliché, but bells began ringing. - Spielberg 00:06
It's a terrible cliché, but bells began ringing.
There was something that was - Spielberg 00:08
There was something that was
We could talk about anything, - Spielberg 00:05
We could talk about anything,
Spielberg: Kate came into my world, in my life, - Spielberg 00:09
Spielberg: Kate came into my world, in my life,
So, she converted to Judaism just before we got married. - Spielberg 00:04
So, she converted to Judaism just before we got married.
And so, as she studied Judaism and got into it, - Spielberg 00:07
And so, as she studied Judaism and got into it,
Parkes: Kate brought something to Steven - Spielberg 00:06
Parkes: Kate brought something to Steven
She is so dedicated to the idea of family - Spielberg 00:18
She is so dedicated to the idea of family
( train whistle blaring ) - Spielberg 00:10
( train whistle blaring )
He was tenacious about getting me - Spielberg 00:05
He was tenacious about getting me
I think he was intimidated - Spielberg 00:08
I think he was intimidated