Were any Jewish folks involved in the making of the movie? It’s always been a big issue for New Yorkers of that faith; Frank wasn’t your typical Southern Jewish businessman. Those folks tended to be highly assimilated, unlike the carpetbaggers.
I have no idea who made the movie.
I grew up in a very conservative small town in the deep South.
I doubt there were more than a dozen Jews in DeFuniak but the ones I knew of were typically very well liked.