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A propaganda film is a film that involves some form of propaganda. Propaganda films spread and promote certain ideas that are usually religious, political, or cultural in nature. A propaganda film is made with the intent that the viewer will adopt the position promoted by the propagator and eventually take action towards making those ideas ...
- Triumph of the Will (Leni Riefenstahl, 1935) One of history’s most iconic propaganda films, Leni Riefenstahl’s Triumph of the Will effectively illustrates the characteristics of both the Third Reich and National Socialism.
- Birth of a Nation (D. W. Griffith, 1915) D. W. Griffith will always be remembered in history as the father of modern filmmaking. The director’s work during the silent film era paved the way for some of the industry’s most groundbreaking techniques, including: the close-up, cross cutting, panoramic long shots, and staged battle sequences.
- Battleship Potemkin (Sergei Eisenstein, 1925) Many historians have argued that the ‘Golden Age’ of Russian cinema occurred between the 1917 Bolshevik Revolution and the Second World War.
- In Which We Serve (Noel Coward and David Lean, 1942) When people think of propaganda and censorship, most automatically assume that they are characteristics of totalitarian regimes.
American propaganda films. Propaganda films may be packaged in numerous ways, but are most often documentary-style productions or fictional screenplays, that are produced to convince the viewer of a specific political point or influence the opinions or behavior of the viewer, often by providing subjective content that may be deliberately ...
This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. Propaganda films by country (15 C)
A list of 27 movies that are considered to be propaganda films by the United States, such as U-571, Argo, Forrest Gump, and Braveheart. The list includes ratings, genres, summaries, and cast information for each film.
Nov 20, 2014 · Learn how cinema has been used to manipulate audiences with propaganda techniques in various political, social and religious agendas. From The Hunger Games to The Great Dictator, see examples of films that influenced history and culture.
Jun 7, 2011 · Hollywood’s most ambitious project was the series of seven films designated Why We Fight, the first two of which are included in this program. The U.S. War Department under General George Marshall chose Major (eventually Colonel) Frank Capra (1897–1991) to produce these films.
