Georges Iscovescu

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Georges Iscovescu is the opportunistic Romanian gigolo at the center of the 1941 film "Hold Back the Dawn," who schemes to marry an American schoolteacher to gain U.S. citizenship but gradually falls in love with her.

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Georges Iscovescu canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Hold Back the Dawn
associatedTheme identity
immigration
opportunism
redemption
romantic love
basedOnAuthor Ketti Frings
basedOnWork Memo to a Movie Producer
characterArc from opportunistic schemer to genuinely loving partner
characterInYearOfWork 1941
citizenshipGoal United States citizen
countryOfResidenceAtStart Mexico
fictionalUniverse Hold Back the Dawn
filmDirectorOfWorkAppearedIn Mitchell Leisen
genreOfWorkAppearedIn romantic drama film
goalContext United States immigration quota system
initialPlan to marry an American woman for immigration purposes
loveInterest Emmy Brown
marriagePartner Emmy Brown
medium film
moralAlignment morally ambiguous
narrativeFunction protagonist
narrativePerspective story largely told from his viewpoint
nationality Romanian
notableTrait charming
cynical
opportunistic
occupation gigolo
portrayedBy Charles Boyer
primaryMotivation to gain United States citizenship
to leave Mexico for the United States
relationshipWithEmmyBrown husband
screenwriterCreator Billy Wilder
Charles Brackett
settingOfKeyEvents Mexican border town
speaksLanguage English
Romanian
studioOfWorkAppearedIn Paramount Pictures
undergoesCharacterDevelopment yes

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Hold Back the Dawn mainCharacter Georges Iscovescu
Hold Back the Dawn character Georges Iscovescu