Propaganda: Engineering Consent

Propaganda: Engineering Consent

54 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | May 29, 2018

How can the masses be controlled? Apparently, the American publicist Edward L. Bernays (1891-1995), a pioneer in the field of propaganda and public relations, knew the answer to such a key question. The amazing story of the master of manipulation and the creation of the engineering of consent; a frightening true story about advertising, lies and charlatans.

Propaganda: Engineering Consent

54 mins | Documentary, History, TV Movie | May 29, 2018

Propaganda: Engineering Consent
How can the masses be controlled? Apparently, the American publicist Edward L. Bernays (1891-1995), a pioneer in the field of propaganda and public relations, knew the answer to such a key question. The amazing story of the master of manipulation and the creation of the engineering of consent; a frightening true story about advertising, lies and charlatans.
Producers ARTE, Ina
Original title Propaganda : la fabrique du consentement
Directors Jimmy Leipold
Writers

Cast

Sébastien Desjours

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Anne Bernays

as Self - E. Bernays' Daughter

Noam Chomsky

as Self - Linguist

Stuart Ewen

as Self - Historian

Chris Hedges

as Self - Journalist

David Miller

as Self - Sociologist

Shelley Spector

as Self - Visual Artist

Larry Tye

as Self - Writer

Edward L. Bernays

as Self - Publicist (archive footage)

Carlos Castillo Armas

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Charlie Chaplin

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Douglas Fairbanks

as Self - Actor (archive footage)

John D. Rockefeller

as Self - Businessman (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Lowell Thomas

as Self - Writer (archive footage)

Harry S. Truman

as Self - Politician (archive footage)

Woodrow Wilson

as Self - Politician (archive footage)