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.
Cast
Sébastien Desjours
Self - Narrator (voice)
Anne Bernays
Self - E. Bernays' Daughter
Noam Chomsky
Self - Linguist
Stuart Ewen
Self - Historian
Chris Hedges
Self - Journalist
David Miller
Self - Sociologist
Shelley Spector
Self - Visual Artist
Larry Tye
Self - Writer
Edward L. Bernays
Self - Publicist (archive footage)
Carlos Castillo Armas
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks
Self - Actor (archive footage)
John D. Rockefeller
Self - Businessman (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Lowell Thomas
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Storyline
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.
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