During the 1940s and 50s the U.S. media, in an effort to smooth public concern over the threat of nuclear destruction, produced a series of propaganda films which were a combination of deliberate misinformation and hilarious naivete. This documentary is made up of the vintage films, newsreels, cartoons and television programs. Narrated by Martin Sheen.
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ACMI Identifier
016972
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Mass media - Influence
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Excerpts
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Social aspects
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures in propaganda
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Propaganda
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Cold War
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Fear
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear warfare
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear warfare - Social aspects
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear weapons
Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Fear
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Communication - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Motion pictures - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Motion pictures in propaganda
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Nuclear warfare - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political corruption
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political science
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Propaganda
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social control
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social psychology
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Social values
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United States - Politics and government
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Fear
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Social psychology
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)