29:
547:
After the six-month theatrical tour ended, individual films were made available on 16 mm to schools, libraries, churches and factories, extending the life of these films for another year or two. They were also made available to film libraries operated by university and provincial authorities.
333:
along with the four freedoms have become the basis of the fight in which the Allied nations are engaged. The war on information and propaganda fronts, and the hopes for the future, are also founded on co-operation and common purpose of all the democracies.
493:
series. His sonorous recitation led to his nickname, "The Voice of Canada", and to some observers, the "voice-of-God". When reading grim battle statistics or narrating a particularly serious topic, he was known as "The Voice of Doom".
328:
Through the efforts of information bureaux and traditional media sources such as newspapers, radio and newsreel films, the Allies have attempted to counter the Axis propaganda. The universal principles of
1016:
1051:
1071:
472:
anti-Axis seven-film series, to demonstrate what the personnel of the
American military would be facing in the Second World War, and why the Axis had to be defeated.
258:
536:
series was shown over a six-month period as part of the shorts or newsreel segments in approximately 800 theatres across Canada. The NFB had an arrangement with
466:
also used scenes from her films, which he described partially as "the ominous prelude of Hitler's holocaust of hate", in many parts of the U.S. government's
1026:
1006:
520:
for additional titles to be distributed in the United States. With distribution in Canada and Great
Britain, he now added the United States market.
330:
1041:
1001:
264:
The Nazi Party's manipulation of all forms of media from newspaper, books and films became omnipresent and extended beyond
Germany. The filmmaker
1056:
1031:
1061:
929:
914:
899:
884:
839:
824:
944:
458:
The striking images of cheering crowds in Nazi
Germany that were featured in Leni Riefenstahl's films were used extensively. The American
869:
854:
485:
325:
was formed, espousing Nazi values. By the time they entered the global conflict, Americans rejected the politics of fear and hate.
1036:
1021:
295:
1066:
182:
107:
93:
1046:
506:, through his Hollywood contacts, found a new outlet for NFB documentaries, especially his recently launched war-themed
230:
forces are confronting a sophisticated means of war, the propaganda campaign that the Axis powers employ. In Italy, the
459:
404:
238:
made use of propaganda, including pageantry and fiery speeches, to inspire the nation and lead the populace to war.
667:
877:
Filming
Politics: Communism and the Portrayal of the Working Class at the National Film Board of Canada, 1939-46.
437:
786:
253:
also used propaganda to gain widespread support for Nazi policies and later, to maintain power. Both Hitler and
512:
698:
537:
448:
747:
28:
227:
1011:
380:
298:
322:
996:
280:
190:
310:
981:
940:
925:
910:
895:
880:
865:
850:
835:
820:
541:
532:
398:
386:
374:
362:
318:
314:
306:
344:
270:
265:
235:
178:
540:
to ensure that
Canadians from coast-to-coast could see them, with further distribution by
455:
material, including "enemy" footage, in order to provide the background to the dialogue..
430:
356:
289:
254:
231:
211:
958:
517:
410:
112:
78:
990:
503:
302:
476:
468:
392:
350:
250:
246:
207:
186:
60:
966:
630:
463:
368:
203:
195:
42:
526:
was produced in 35 mm for the theatrical market. Each film in the wartime
433:
301:'s passionate address in his 1941 State of the Union speech, articulating the
242:
199:
483:. Greene was known for his work on radio broadcasts as a news announcer at
452:
975:
548:
Continuing into the postwar era, a total of 199 films were produced in
892:
Canadian Film and Video: A Bibliography and Guide to the
Literature
573:
Enemy footage was provided care of the Alien
Property Custodian.
436:
series. The films were produced with financial backing from the
288:(1935) that depicted the fervent Nazi multitudes in the 1930s
879:
Calgary, Alberta, Canada: University of
Calgary Press, 2007.
924:. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2001.
864:. London: Continuum International Publishing Group, 2005.
817:
The
Concise Routledge Encyclopedia of the Documentary Film
516:, the NFB was able to make a further arrangement with
443:
Typical of the NFB's series of morale-boosting films,
440:
for the Director of Public Information, Herbert Lash.
699:"Propaganda Cinema at the NFB – The World in Action"
162:
154:
144:
121:
100:
84:
74:
66:
56:
48:
38:
21:
629:
832:My Father's Voice: The Biography of Lorne Greene
834:. Bloomington, Indiana: iUniverse, Inc., 2004.
259:Ministry of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda
907:The Power of Film Propaganda: Myth or Reality?
894:. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1997.
8:
1017:National Film Board of Canada documentaries
475:The deep baritone voice of the stage actor
847:The Name Above the Title: An Autobiography
692:
690:
688:
27:
18:
1052:National Film Board of Canada short films
1072:English-language short documentary films
937:The Third Reich: Politics and Propaganda
771:
769:
631:"Recognize leadership of Winnipeg women"
585:
566:
552:series before it was canceled in 1959.
245:in the years leading up to and during
697:Ohayon, Albert (September 30, 2009).
510:series. After the success of selling
261:were skillful masters of propaganda.
7:
860:Ellis, Jack C. and Betsy A. McLane.
268:created two epic propaganda films,
198:. The film describes the impact of
14:
1027:Black-and-white documentary films
748:"Bonanza's Canadian Lorne Greene"
489:as well as narrating many of the
194:series. The film was produced by
1007:Canadian short documentary films
922:Guide to the Cinema(s) of Canada
331:liberty, equality and fraternity
216:Ă€ la conquĂŞte de l'esprit humain
862:New History of Documentary Film
701:. National Film Board of Canada
1042:Films scored by Lucio Agostini
1002:Canadian black-and-white films
775:Ellis and McLane 2005, p. 122.
1:
1057:Films directed by Stuart Legg
1032:Films produced by Stuart Legg
849:. New York: Macmillan, 1971.
479:was used in the narration of
413:as himself (archival footage)
407:as himself (archival footage)
401:as himself (archival footage)
395:as himself (archival footage)
389:as himself (archival footage)
383:as himself (archival footage)
377:as himself (archival footage)
371:as himself (archival footage)
365:as himself (archival footage)
359:as himself (archival footage)
353:as himself (archival footage)
347:as himself (archival footage)
183:National Film Board of Canada
177:is a 21-minute 1943 Canadian
108:National Film Board of Canada
94:National Film Board of Canada
1062:1940s English-language films
638:. April 18, 1941. p. 15
426:was the part of the wartime
977:The War for Men's Minds
939:. London: Routledge, 1993.
909:. London: Continuum, 2003.
819:. London: Routledge, 2013.
646:– via Newspapers.com.
502:In early 1942, NFB's head,
405:William Lyon Mackenzie King
1088:
672:Canadian Film Encyclopedia
610:Khouri 2007, pp. 132–133.
438:Wartime Information Board
26:
513:Warclouds in the Pacific
969:The War for Men's Minds
962:at NFB Collections page
960:The War for Men's Minds
830:Bennett, Linda Greene.
538:Famous Players theatres
524:The War for Men's Minds
481:The War for Men's Minds
449:compilation documentary
445:The War for Men's Minds
424:The War for Men's Minds
174:The War for Men's Minds
22:The War for Men's Minds
1037:Films about propaganda
1022:1943 documentary films
150:21 minutes, 39 seconds
785:Cox, Kierwan (1979).
728:Bennett 2004, p. 254.
451:, relying heavily on
447:used the format of a
381:Franklin D. Roosevelt
299:Franklin D. Roosevelt
271:Der Sieg des Glaubens
185:(NFB) as part of the
1067:1940s Canadian films
787:"The Grierson Files"
656:Reeves 2003, p. 107.
636:The Winnipeg Tribune
619:Aitken 2013, p. 880.
323:German American Bund
206:in 1943, during the
1047:The World in Action
719:Capra 1971, p. 326.
668:"Canada Carries On"
592:Lerner 1987, p. 75.
550:The World in Action
528:The World in Action
508:The World in Action
428:The World in Action
286:Triumph of the Will
281:Triumph des Willens
191:The World in Action
905:Reeves, Nicholas.
311:Freedom of worship
257:, the head of the
16:1943 Canadian film
930:978-0-3132-9931-5
915:978-0-8264-7390-5
900:978-0-8020-2988-1
885:978-1-55238-199-1
840:978-0-595-33283-0
825:978-0-4155-9642-8
754:. 16 January 2013
737:Rist 2001, p. 84.
601:Welch 1993, p. 6.
542:Columbia Pictures
533:Canada Carries On
491:Canada Carries On
399:Charles de Gaulle
387:Winston Churchill
375:Fritz Julius Kuhn
319:Freedom from fear
315:Freedom from want
307:Freedom of speech
290:Nuremberg Rallies
249:'s leadership of
214:version title is
170:
169:
1079:
945:978-04152-7508-8
803:
802:
800:
798:
782:
776:
773:
764:
763:
761:
759:
752:Bite Size Canada
744:
738:
735:
729:
726:
720:
717:
711:
710:
708:
706:
694:
683:
682:
680:
678:
663:
657:
654:
648:
647:
645:
643:
633:
626:
620:
617:
611:
608:
602:
599:
593:
590:
574:
571:
345:Benito Mussolini
276:Victory of Faith
266:Leni Riefenstahl
236:Benito Mussolini
208:Second World War
179:documentary film
137:
135:
31:
19:
1087:
1086:
1082:
1081:
1080:
1078:
1077:
1076:
987:
986:
955:
950:
890:Lerner, Loren.
875:Khouri, Malek.
811:
806:
796:
794:
784:
783:
779:
774:
767:
757:
755:
746:
745:
741:
736:
732:
727:
723:
718:
714:
704:
702:
696:
695:
686:
676:
674:
666:Morris, Peter.
665:
664:
660:
655:
651:
641:
639:
628:
627:
623:
618:
614:
609:
605:
600:
596:
591:
587:
583:
578:
577:
572:
568:
563:
558:
500:
421:
416:
357:Joseph Goebbels
340:
321:), a homegrown
255:Joseph Goebbels
224:
147:
140:
133:
131:
124:
117:
96:
89:
87:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1085:
1083:
1075:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
999:
989:
988:
985:
984:
973:
964:
954:
953:External links
951:
949:
948:
935:Welch, David.
933:
918:
903:
888:
873:
858:
845:Capra, Frank.
843:
828:
815:Aitken, Iann.
812:
810:
807:
805:
804:
777:
765:
739:
730:
721:
712:
684:
658:
649:
621:
612:
603:
594:
584:
582:
579:
576:
575:
565:
564:
562:
559:
557:
554:
518:United Artists
499:
496:
420:
417:
415:
414:
411:Matthew Halton
408:
402:
396:
390:
384:
378:
372:
366:
363:Hermann Göring
360:
354:
348:
341:
339:
336:
234:regime led by
223:
220:
181:, made by the
168:
167:
164:
160:
159:
156:
152:
151:
148:
145:
142:
141:
139:
138:
127:
125:
122:
119:
118:
116:
115:
113:United Artists
110:
104:
102:
101:Distributed by
98:
97:
92:
90:
85:
82:
81:
79:Lucio Agostini
76:
72:
71:
68:
64:
63:
58:
54:
53:
50:
46:
45:
40:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1084:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
994:
992:
983:
979:
978:
974:
972:
970:
965:
963:
961:
957:
956:
952:
946:
942:
938:
934:
931:
927:
923:
920:Rist, Peter.
919:
916:
912:
908:
904:
901:
897:
893:
889:
886:
882:
878:
874:
871:
870:0-8264-1750-7
867:
863:
859:
856:
855:0-306-80771-8
852:
848:
844:
841:
837:
833:
829:
826:
822:
818:
814:
813:
808:
792:
791:Cinema Canada
788:
781:
778:
772:
770:
766:
753:
749:
743:
740:
734:
731:
725:
722:
716:
713:
700:
693:
691:
689:
685:
673:
669:
662:
659:
653:
650:
637:
632:
625:
622:
616:
613:
607:
604:
598:
595:
589:
586:
580:
570:
567:
560:
555:
553:
551:
545:
543:
539:
535:
534:
529:
525:
521:
519:
515:
514:
509:
505:
504:John Grierson
497:
495:
492:
488:
487:
482:
478:
473:
471:
470:
465:
461:
456:
454:
450:
446:
441:
439:
435:
432:
429:
425:
418:
412:
409:
406:
403:
400:
397:
394:
391:
388:
385:
382:
379:
376:
373:
370:
367:
364:
361:
358:
355:
352:
349:
346:
343:
342:
337:
335:
332:
326:
324:
320:
316:
312:
308:
304:
303:Four Freedoms
300:
297:
292:
291:
287:
283:
282:
277:
273:
272:
267:
262:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
239:
237:
233:
229:
221:
219:
217:
213:
209:
205:
201:
197:
193:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
175:
165:
161:
157:
153:
149:
143:
129:
128:
126:
120:
114:
111:
109:
106:
105:
103:
99:
95:
91:
83:
80:
77:
73:
69:
65:
62:
59:
55:
51:
47:
44:
41:
37:
30:
25:
20:
1012:Quebec films
976:
968:
959:
936:
921:
906:
891:
876:
861:
846:
831:
816:
809:Bibliography
795:. Retrieved
790:
780:
756:. Retrieved
751:
742:
733:
724:
715:
703:. Retrieved
675:. Retrieved
671:
661:
652:
640:. Retrieved
635:
624:
615:
606:
597:
588:
569:
549:
546:
531:
527:
523:
522:
511:
507:
501:
490:
484:
480:
477:Lorne Greene
474:
469:Why We Fight
467:
457:
444:
442:
427:
423:
422:
393:Josef Stalin
351:Adolf Hitler
327:
293:
285:
279:
278:(1933) and
275:
269:
263:
247:Adolf Hitler
240:
225:
215:
189:
173:
172:
171:
146:Running time
123:Release date
61:Lorne Greene
793:(56): 16–24
464:Frank Capra
369:Rudolf Hess
204:Axis powers
196:Stuart Legg
70:Stuart Legg
57:Narrated by
52:Stuart Legg
49:Produced by
43:Stuart Legg
33:Title frame
997:1943 films
991:Categories
556:References
462:filmmaker
434:short film
431:propaganda
419:Production
243:Nazi Party
200:propaganda
86:Production
39:Written by
971:at NFB.ca
797:March 22,
758:March 22,
705:March 22,
677:March 22,
642:March 22,
581:Citations
498:Reception
460:Hollywood
296:President
226:In 1943,
202:from the
67:Edited by
453:newsreel
294:Despite
222:Synopsis
163:Language
75:Music by
251:Germany
232:Fascist
187:wartime
166:English
155:Country
132: (
88:company
967:Watch
943:
928:
913:
898:
883:
868:
853:
838:
823:
228:Allied
212:French
210:. The
158:Canada
561:Notes
982:IMDb
941:ISBN
926:ISBN
911:ISBN
896:ISBN
881:ISBN
866:ISBN
851:ISBN
836:ISBN
821:ISBN
799:2016
760:2016
707:2016
679:2016
644:2016
530:and
338:Cast
317:and
241:The
134:1943
130:1943
980:at
486:CBC
284:or
274:or
993::
789:.
768:^
750:.
687:^
670:.
634:.
544:.
313:,
309:,
947:.
932:.
917:.
902:.
887:.
872:.
857:.
842:.
827:.
801:.
762:.
709:.
681:.
305:(
218:.
136:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
