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To tell the truth, a history of documentary film. [Episode 3], The strategy of truth
- Summary
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The Strategy of Truth explores the role of film as propaganda during World War II, and the different forms it took in the US, the UK, and Germany. It also raises the central question of whether a f...
The Strategy of Truth explores the role of film as propaganda during World War II, and the different forms it took in the US, the UK, and Germany. It also raises the central question of whether a film can be both documentary--reflecting the truth--and propaganda.
Details
- Creator
- a Lumiere Production ; director, David van Taylor
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- [Brooklyn, N.Y.] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2012]
- Physical Details
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- 1 streaming video file (57 min.) : digital, sd., col. with b&w sequences
- Credits
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- Narrator, Alec Baldwin
- Editor, Omry Maoz ; music, Teese Gohl ; camera, Joel Shapiro, Michael Miles
- Access restricted to subscribing institutions.
- Title from title frames.
- Originally produced by: Lumiere Productions, c2012; previously released in 2013.
- Part of a six program series on the history of documentary filmmaking.
- System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Closed-captioned.