[PDF] Us Government War Information Films eBook

Author : Clayton R. Koppes
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 26,86 MB
Release : 1990-08-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780520071612

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The little-explored story of how politics, propaganda, and profits were combined to create the drama, imagery and fantasy that was American film during World War II. 32 black-and-white photographs.

Author : David Holbrook Culbert
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 15,7 MB
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 9780313208614

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Since early in the twentieth century, it has been a common if not always acceptable practice for governments to exploit film as a means of manipulating public opinion and influencing the behavior of citizens, especially during periods of national emergency. This volume is the newest in a five-part series that documents and examines the use of the medium for propaganda purposes by the U.S. government. Focusing on official and quasi-official productions as well as the uneasy collaboration between Hollywood studios and the armed forces during the postwar period, it brings together an unequalled collection of archival materials, many of which were released solely for the publication of the present work. Volume IV presents oral history interviews and papers from the private archives of filmmakers, writers, and representatives of the military, together with several case studies of military cooperation with Hollywood in the making of war films. It also includes Defense Department memoranda, relevant documents from presidential and media libraries, and excerpts from congressional hearings. These materials provide an insider's view of propaganda efforts connected with the Cold War, the anti-Communist crusade, the Korean War, and Vietnam and offer new information on topics such as film censorship, television violence, and propaganda films about the atomic bomb. Materials are given chronologically, covering the period 1945-1980. Citations at the head of each document list the name of the author and recipient, the date sent, and the collection from which the material is taken. Documents are indexed by film title, name, and subject. Designed as a source of readings as well as a research tool, this volume will be of particular relevance for the study of filmmaking, propaganda, the Cold War, and U.S. information policy in the postwar period.

Author : Marilyn J. Matelski
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 19,74 MB
Release : 2017-10-27
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0786451467

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America's chief exports are war and entertainment; combined, they are the war films viewed all over the world. The film industry is a partner of the government; American film shapes the ways in which both Americans and others view war. The authors herein explore differing film perspectives across five decades. The essays, written especially for this volume, explore topics such as frontier justice, Cold War fervor, government-sponsored terrorism, the "back-to-Nam" films, films as a venue for propaganda, and war's far-reaching effects on personal values, family relationships, and general civility. The movies used in these analyses vary from conventional battle epics like Bridge on the River Kwai and The Green Berets to motion pictures with a war motif either as part of the story (The Way We Were) or as a historical setting (The Graduate). Some of the films are satirical (Dr. Strangelove); some are propagandistic (The Alamo, Big Jim McLain). Other films include Black Hawk Down, True Lies, The Deer Hunter, Patriot Games and Let There Be Light. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.