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CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY / UNIVERSITÉ CONCORDIA: CENTRE FOR BROADCASTING STUDIES

1989-0469

Enregistrement sonore

1 of 1

1981-12-20

1982-01-09

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation

director/producer, Alexander Hausvater; script, George Szanto; announcer, Katie Malloch

Earl Pennington, Howard Ryshpan, Richard Greenblatt, Griffith Brewer, [Irving Pottit], France Desjarlais, Pat McDougall, Bob Harding

This drama explores the dichotomy of "truth" and/or "propaganda" concerning a documentary film made during World War II by John Grierson, head of the National Film Board, - a film for which Grierson is criticized for portraying the Nazis as decent, humane and honourable. After Grierson secretly arranges for the film to fall into the hands of the Nazis, Hitler orders that Canadian prisoners of war in German camps be treated according to the Geneva Convention. Grierson contends that propaganda contains just enough truth that people hear what they want to hear.

English

DRAMA

Libre

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

With written permission of Copyright Owner / Avec la permission écrite du détenteur des droits d'auteur