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EXCLUSIVE: Republic Pictures has picked up Jon Kean’s documentary The Hollywood Rabbi about nan life of Rabbi Marvin Hier.
The documentary traces Hier’s way from an orthodox Jewish enclave to world prominence arsenic nan laminitis of nan Simon Wiesenthal Center and Museum of Tolerance. The movie captures nan life he spent successful speech pinch Presidents, Popes, Kings, and respective Hollywood icons, each while advocating fiercely for Holocaust remembrance, quality rights, and placing tolerance astatine nan halfway of our societal values.
Among those making appearances successful nan documentary who person a relationship to Hier are Arnold Schwarzenegger, President Bill Clinton, Billy Crystal, Governor Gavin Newsom, Ted Sarandos, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Montana Tucker and more.
The pic is produced by Brad Krevoy, Susie Krevoy and Kean.
“Republic Pictures is proud to support films that spark speech and illuminate nan singular lives shaping our taste landscape,” said Sejin Croninger, EVP of Worldwide Acquisitions, Paramount Pictures. “The Hollywood Rabbi is simply a move image of a singular fig whose power spans continents and decades, and we’re honored to bring this communicative to audiences.”
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