Propaganda and Disinformation: Videotapes in the Media Resources Center, UC Berkeley

	Propaganda and Disinformation

	Early Anti-Communism, Jingoism, and Miscellaneous Political Propaganda War Propaganda World War I World War II Allied Propaganda, Newsreels, and Related Films Nazi Propaganda, Newsreels, and Related Films Cold War Propaganda and Atomic Hysteria Vietnam Social & Religious Propaganda Political Propaganda *SEE* US Politics and Government - Political Ads War Movies US Politics and Government (political ads and campaigns) Journalism and Mass Communications (for videos about propaganda) Propaganda films Early Anti-Communism, Jingoism, and Miscellaneous Political Propaganda Bolshevism on Trial (Shattered Dreams) (silent, 1919) One of the "red scare" films that immediately followed the Russian Revolution which truthfully depicts the American public's attitude towards Communism. In this film the heroine is menaced by a lascivious brut of a villian threatening marriage and the final rescue is by a band of white-uniformed all-Americans from the U.S. Navy. Based on the novel, Comrades, by Thomas Dixon. 79 min. Video 999:2235 Faces of the Enemy A film by Bill Jersey and Jeffrey Friedman. Examines the way in which nations create images of their enemies by dehumanizing them in propaganda, political cartoons, posters and slanted news reports. Examples include how Japan, America and Russia create and disseminate images of their enemies. 58 min. DVD 4338; also VHS Video/C 1023 The Military in the Movies A discussion of the role of the military in the media age. Hollywood and the military have cooperated in the movie-making business for over 90 years. The Pentagon uses the movies as part of a larger public relations effort aimed at selling the armed forces to the American public. Is it appropriate for the military to rewrite film scripts in exchange for its cooperation? What does it cost the taxpayer? And should the military be involved in the entertainment business at all? Includes illustrative film clips. Washington, D.C.: Center for Defense Information, c1997. 29 min. Video/C 7534 Description from Media Education Foundation Catalog My Four Years in Germany (silent, 1917) A dramatization of the American ambassador to Germany James Gerard's book of World War I German intrigue and cruelties. Directed by William Nigh. 123 min. Video 999:2236 Propaganda This program focuses on dictators and spin doctors who shaped the perceptions of the masses in 20th century Europe. Archival news film and footage and historical photos spotlight the propaganda of the Russian Revolution, Nazi propaganda in World War II, the Gulf War, as well as the PR blitzes of Britain's political scene. Clips from propaganda classics Battleship Potemkin, The Triumph of the Will, and the Eternal Jew are also included. c2000. 29 min. Video/C 8397 Words of War Explains the specialized oratory leaders have used to convince Americans to go into battle. Presenting historic and contemporary examples of American presidential wartime speeches this documentary examines four basic themes used to convince the nation of the need for war. Includes actual wartime addresses from Franklin Roosevelt, George Bush, Lyndon Johnson, Bill Clinton, Richard Nixon and George W. Bush plus addresses by Woodrow Wilson and Harry Truman. 35 min. DVD 1930 War Propaganda Films World War I Propaganda Films America Goes Over: WWI Propaganda Film Edited from films shot by the Signal Corps, this film covers the entire scope of U.S. operations in World War I. Includes scenes of President Woodrow Wilson, General Jack Pershing, recruitment and training of soldiers, major land battles, naval and aerial operations, everyday life of the soldier, and the liberation of Paris. Originally produced in 1918 by the U.S. Signal Corps. 64 min. DVD 3726 World War I Films of the Silent Era These four silent films explain essential news and propaganda functions of the movies during the Great War of 1914-1918. In those days before television and radio, fiction films in movie theaters were the most widely shared public experience while news films presented the most detailed and potent images of military life and front line action. Some news films were faked but some was authentic, obtained at great risk by daredevil combat cameramen. Fighting the war / photographer, Donald C. Thompson (1916) -- The log of the U-35 / Lothar von Arnauld de la Periere (combined 1919 British version and 1920 American versions of original 1917 German film titled: Der Magische Gurtel (The Enchanted circle) -- The secret game / William C. de Mille (Paramount) with Sessue Hayakawa, Florence Vidor, Jack Holt, Charles Ogle (1917) -- The moving picture boys in the Great War / narrator, Lowell Thomas (1975). 167 min. DVD 1016 World War II Propaganda Films Allied Propaganda, Newsreels, and Related Films Documentary Classics (for British WWII homefront documentaries After Mein Kampf?: The Story of Adolph Hitler Film biography of Adolph Hitler produced as a propaganda film in England during World War II, using recreations and English-language. Presents actual scenes and reconstruction of events culminating in the invasion of Poland, the collapse of France and the attack on Great Britain. Reissue of a motion picture originally produced in 1940. 45 min. Video/C 9881 African American Soldiers & Japanese Internment During WWII Contents: Challenge to democracy / U.S. Office of War Information, Domestic Branch, Bureau of Motion Pictures (1944, 17 min.) -- Close harmony / sponsored by General Motors (1942, 11 min.) -- Farmer Henry Browne / U.S. Dept of Agriculture (1942, 11 min.) -- Japanese relocation / U.S. Office of War Information, Domestic Branch, Bureau of Motion Pictures (1943, 9 min.) -- Negro colleges in wartime / U.S. Office of War Information, Domestic Branch, Bureau of Motion Pictures (1943, 9 min.). Challenge to democracy: The Internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II is here explained according to the Government's point of view. Close harmony: Attempts to show the need for good labor/management relations in the U.S. arms industry, resorting to the "step 'n fetch it" stereotype of Black Americans. Farmer Henry Browne: Shows how a black Georgian farmer does his part for the war, with his farm, his family and the service of his Tuskegee fighter pilot eldest son. Japanese relocation: A propaganda film designed to show the co-operation and satisfaction of the Japanese American internees in terms of being relocated, re-employed, re-educated and interned. Negro colleges in wartime: An exposition of the teaching and training of Black Americans for war, science, industry, agriculture, husbandry, meteorology, medicine, engineering and technical trades at black colleges. 57 min. DVD 2253 View Challenge to Democracy online Requires Windows Media Player or Flip4Mac View Japanese Relocation online Requires Windows Media Player or Flip4Mac America at War. 1995. 45 min. each installment. Our Troops Train for War Two training films used to prepare the American soldier for the perils and dangers he faced when encountering the enemy. Baptism of fire: A drama designed to teach soldiers how to deal with their fears of going into battle for the first time. Jap Zero: An interesting film starring Ronald Reagan as a novice pilot trying to distinguish the Japanese Zero fighter plane from one of our own--with nearly disastrous results. Video/C 5701 Our Troops Under Fire Four films containing graphic historical footage of land, air, and amphibious assaults on enemy strongholds. Cameramen at war: Documentary on the cameramen of the British military film units and the newsreel companies that documented battles of both World Wars. 957th day: Shows the Pacific Fifth Fleet engaged in combat action on the 957th day of WWII. Mission completed: A film about American bombers returning to the ship after a bombing run. Battle for the beaches: Documentary footage examining Allied machinery and methods used to attack the Axis powers on the beach fronts. Includes the Battle of Dunkirk and amphibious assaults on Sicily, Salerno, and Dieppe, France. Video/C 5702 Preparing for War Contains an interesting, powerful look at various films produced to alert the American public about the looming threat of world war and to muster sentiment and support towards the effort. Hitler's ascent to power: Documents Hitler's chilling rise to power. Britain on guard: Shows how the British coped with German aerial attacks and the devastating VI rocket. All Hands: A British officer talks too much in a pub run by spies with disastrous results. Story of Corporal Jolley: A true first person account by an American soldier who survived a Japanese prison camp and the Bataan Death March. Video/C 5700 Show Business in WarThree films showing how Hollywood and the business community were involved in the war effort. War Bonds: Features Bette Davis selling war bonds. Hollywood Canteen: Dinah Shore takes the viewer on a tour of a typical war canteen where Hollywood stars mingled with the troops and special performances helpted lift morale. Strictly GI: Highlights the special radio show broadcast weekly for the enjoyment of troops worldwide. Video/C 5703 Victory Victory focuses on the reaction of America to the end of the war. D-Day minus one: Presents the saga of the paratroopers who dropped into Europe behind enemy lines five hours before the D-Day invasion. Focus on 1945: Features the victory of Allied troops as they reclaim Europe, the liberation of POW camps, the trial of General Yamashita of Japan for high war crimes, and footage of a top ranking Nazi leader on trial at Nuremberg. Japan surrenders: Looks at the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and Japan's unconditional surrender to General MacArthur. Video/C 5704 Autobiography of a Jeep(1943) Directed by Irving Lerner for the U.S. Army Signal Corps. "This is a charmingly lighthearted look at that most "all-American" of vehicles-the jeep. The film is actually a celebration of our national love affair with the automobile, transferred here to a remarkable little machine that would become a symbol of America's presence around the world - with lots of plugs for Detroit. When The Autobiography of a Jeep was shown to newly-liberated French audiences, they were said to have shouted; "Vive le Jip! Vive le Jip!" [from Uncle Sam Movie Collection] DVD 363 Watch this film online (via Internet Moving Image Archive) The Battle of San Pietro(1945) Directed by John Huston for the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Documentary on the World War II battle between the German and American forces in Italy's Liri Valley. Emphasizes the large number of deaths and war's tragedy, much to the dismay of the U.S. government. DVD 361 Credits and other information from the American Film Institute Catalog (UCB users only) Edgerton, Gary. "Revisiting the recordings of wars past : remembering the documentary trilogy of John Huston." In: Reflections in a male eye : John Huston and the American experience / edited by Gaylyn Studlar and David Desser. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, c1993.(Main Stack PN1998.3.H87.R44 1993; Moffitt PN1998.3.H87.R44 1993) Behind Nazi Guns Presented by United States Navy, Industrial Incentive Division. A documentary film created by the U.S. government to show the American war workers a behind-the-scenes report on their enemy, the German war worker. Videocassette release of a motion picture originally produced in the early 1940's. 21 min. Video/C 5088 Britain at War: The First Days The first days / producer: Alberto Cavalcanti ; directors: Humphrey Jennings, Harry Watt, Pat Jackson (1939, 23 min.) --The front line / director: Harry Watt (1940, 6 min.) -- Squadron 992 / producer: Alberto Cavalcanti ; director: Harry Watt (1940, 26 min.) First days: Shows many actual and some reconstructed scenes of air raid precautions, military training and evacuations during the first days of the war. Front line: For three months the town of Dover had been the frontier target for the Reich. There was only one hotel where the American correspondents stayed to record the fall of Britain. Squadron 992: A compelling drama-documentary about the training of a balloon squadron and its first assignment to the Forth Bridge, which had just been unsuccessfully raided. DVD 6218 Britain at War: Under Fire The story of an air communique / Ministry of Information (1940, 7 mins.) -- Britain can take it / directors: Harry Watt, Humphrey Jennings (1940, 9 min.) -- Britain at bay / commentary written and spoken by J.B. Priestley (1940, 8 min.) -- Men of the lightship / producer: Alberto Cavalcanti ; director: David MacDonald (1940, 25 min.) -- Christmas under fire / director: Harry Watt (1941, 10 min.) Story of an air communique: Made for the Ministry of Information to show how accurately the figures for destroyed enemy aircraft were compiled and checked. Britain Can Take It: American journalist Quentin Reynolds presented this despatch from London that gave Roosevelt the kind of material he needed to swing U.S. popular opinion behind Britain in the war. Britain at bay: Nazi Germany has swallowed Czechoslovakia, invaded Poland and Norway, overrun Holland and Belgium. The French government had given in. Britain was alone, at bay... Men of the lightship: Reconstruction of events surrounding the Nazi bombing of the East Dudgeon lightship and the fate of those who manned it. Christmas under fire: Quentin Reynolds second film despatch from London to America shows Christmas 1940, the year of the blitz. DVD 6219 Aldgate, Anthony. Britain can take it : the British cinema in the Second World War 2nd ed. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 1994. (Main Stack D743.23.A43 1994; Moffitt D743.23.A43 1994; PFA PN1995.9.W3.A42 1994) Calling Tokyo: Japanese American Radio Broadcasters During World War II Documentary about a group of Japanese Americans who were recruited by the British Political Warfare Mission and the U.S. Office of War Information to serve as hosts of Japanese-language radio propaganda broadcasts from Denver during WWII. c2002. 48 min. Video/C MM622 Cartoon Collection, V Contents: "Any bonds today?" (sung by Bugs Bunny)--"Let's sing with Popeye"--Plane dumb (Tom and Jerry)--Porky's hare hunt--Trailer for Snow White--"Minnie's yoo hoo" (sung by Mickey Mouse)--Little Black Sambo--Porky's pooch-- Joe Glow the firefly--Porky's movie mystery--The Lone Stranger and Porky--Intermission public service announcement against pay and cable TV plus six ads for popcorn and candy in the lobby--Japoteurs (Superman)--)-John Henry--Congo jazz--"I'll be glad when you're dead you rascal you (Betty Boop with Louis Armstrong and his orchestra)--Snap happy (Little Lulu)--Jungle jive (pianist, Bob Zurke). Cartoons from the 1930s and 1940s showing the pervasiveness of racial and ethnic stereotypes. In addition to cartoons, the video includes sing-alongs, intermission trailers and an animated preview of Snow White. Let's sing with Popeye: Excerpts from the first Popeye cartoon and Popeye sings "I'm Popeye the sailor man.". Minnie's yoo hoo: Sing-a-long to the lyrics on the screen as Mickey Mouse directs the Mickey Mouse Club theme song. Little Black Sambo: Little Sambo plays pranks with a dog striped like a tiger. Porky's pooch: A hungry mutt barges into Porky Pig's suite. His wit and charm fail to move Porky so he threatens to jump off the ledge, tricking Porky into taking him in. Joe Glow, the firefly: A firefly with a miner's lighted helmet explores a camper's tent and the various people-sized items that, from his perspective, are gigantic. Porky's movie mystery: In this parody of the "Mr. Moto" series, a mysterious phantom is causing trouble at the Warner Bros Studios. The police call in Mr. Motto (Porky Pig) to investigate. Lone Strange and Porky: When Porky is held up by a villain the Lone Stranger comes to his rescue and in the middle of the fight, the Stranger's horse Silver falls in love with the villains' horse. Japoteurs: Early animated Superman episode involving the hijacking of a giant American bomber by Japanese saboteurs. John Henry: A cartoon version of the tale of John Henry, the great steel-driving worker who competes with a steam drill. Video/C 999:2143 Shull, Michael S. Doing their bit : wartime American animated short films, 1939-1945 / by Michael S. Shull and David E. Wilt. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c1987. (Main Stack D743.23.S541 1987) Cartoon Crazys Goes to War (1940s) Fully restored classic World War II cartoons. The U.S. government commissioned several of the cartoons enlisting Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and others in the war effort. Contents: Bugs Bunny bond rally -- Daffy the commando (1943) -- Eleventh hour -- Ding dong Daddy -- Falling hare (1943) -- Jurky turky -- Tale of two kitties (1942) -- Superman. Jungle drums -- Fifth column mouse (1943) -- Fony fables. -- War time propaganda cartoons: Scrap happy Daffy -- Hell bent for election (1944) -- Snafu. Snafuperman (1944) ; Booby traps ; Spies -- Very rare WWII FMPU animation: Maps and diagrams -- Art of war. 115 min. DVD 35 Shull, Michael S. Doing their bit : wartime American animated short films, 1939-1945 / by Michael S. Shull and David E. Wilt. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c1987. (Main Stack D743.23.S541 1987) Cartoons for Victory: Rare WWII Propaganda Films Shorts from Around the World (1943-1946) Many of these animated shorts, produced during World War II, have not been seen in over 60 years. These films now serve as a document to the social attitudes of the time, including government propaganda. Contents: Camouflage (1943) -- Flight safety: after the cut (1946) -- Flight safety: landing accidents (1946) -- Private Snafu: the chow hound (1944) -- Private Snafu: a lecture on camouflage (1944) -- Private Sanfu: Spies (1943) -- Private Snafu: Censored (1945) -- Private Snafu: Booby traps (1944) -- Commandments of health (1944) -- Bury the Axis, Lou Bunin (1943) -- The Springman and the SS, Jiri Trnka (1945) -- Der Schneeman, Hans Fischerkoesen (1943) -- Capn' Cub, Ted Eshbaugh (1945) -- Bugs Bunny bond rally (1943) -- Revolt of the toys (1945) -- Nimbus Libere (1943) -- Take heed, Mr. Tojo!, Walter Lantz (1945) -- Good egg (1945) -- Tokyo woes (1945) -- Return of Mr. Hook (1945). 142 min. DVD 5529 Cartoons Go to War Cartoon Crazys Go to War The Complete Uncensored Private Snafu Ducktators Toons at War! Walt Disney on the Front Lines War Time Cartoons Shull, Michael S. Doing their bit : wartime American animated short films, 1939-1945 / by Michael S. Shull and David E. Wilt. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c1987. (Main Stack D743.23.S541 1987) Cartoons Go to War Various. Mixes rare vintage cartoon footage with first-time interviews to celebrate the World War II propaganda and training films made by animation greats such as Disney and Warner Bros. 999:1429 Cartoons for Victory The Complete Uncensored Private Snafu Walt Disney on the Front Lines War Time Cartoons Shull, Michael S. Doing their bit : wartime American animated short films, 1939-1945 / by Michael S. Shull and David E. Wilt. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c1987. (Main Stack D743.23.S541 1987) December 7th: the Pearl Harbor Story John Ford's uncensored version of "December 7th" was banned by the U.S. Government for nearly fifty years. This is the fully restored, 84-minute version, with subtitles added to the controversial Japanese language sequences and a special "behind the scene" introduction. (A completely censored 34-minute version of the film was released and earned John Ford his fourth Academy Award.) This full-length version stars Walter Huston as Uncle Sam and is set in Honolulu on the day before the Japanese attack. Uncle Sam vacations complacently in Hawaii, concerned with the on-going war in Europe. On Sunday morning, December 7th, air squadrons appear, "swooping down like flights of tiny locust". The attack on Pearl Harbor, America's first battle of World War II, is vividly presented. DVD 1090 (Feature film - 84 min.; Bonus materials - 76 min.); Video/C 3099 (84 min.); also on Video/C MM46 Watch this movie online (via the Internet Moving Image Archive) Murphy, William T. John Ford and the Wartime Documentary. Film & History 1976 6(1) Skinner, James M. "'December 7': filmic myth masquerading as historical fact." The Journal of Military History 55.n4 (Oct 1991): 507(10). White, Geoffrey M.; Yi, Jane. "December 7th: race and nation in wartime documentary." In: Classic Hollywood, classic whiteness / Daniel Bernardi, editor. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2001. (Main Stack PN1995.9.M56.C59 2001) Desert Victory.(1943) Directed by Captain Roy Boulting. Documents the British Eighth Army's smashing victory at El Alamein in Nov. 1942, and its triumphant advance across the desert to Tripoli. Academy Award for best feature-length documentary, 1943. 62 min. Video/C 5027 Ducktators (1998) A unique look at the use of cartoons during World War II which proved to be an excellent way to deliver propagandistic ideas in a seemingly innocuous manner. The film blends documentary war footage with animated material and music from the period to reveal insights about the psyche of the public at that time. Also includes interviews with Sody and Bob Clampett, the wife and son of animator Bob Clampett, and animator Chuck Jones. 46 min. Video/C 5278 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Shull, Michael S. Doing their bit : wartime American animated short films, 1939-1945 / by Michael S. Shull and David E. Wilt. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c1987. (Main Stack D743.23.S541 1987) Cartoons Go to War Toons at War Eternal Beauty: Vision and Death Wish in the Third Reich No other totalitarian regime is as closely associated with an artistic movement as Nazi Germany. From the towering architecture of Albert Speer to the grandiose films of Leni Riefenstahl, art fed into and shaped Nazi ideals, reflecting back a world where Aryan strength triumphs over all enemies. Through art on a monumental scale, Hitler created a world--and a worldview--as enticing as it was illusory...a world of eternal beauty. This program definitively examines the history of the Third Reich through the lens of its own artistic iconography--films that promoted German superiority, demonized Jews, encouraged love of the fatherland, and hid the fact that the nation, after reverses on every front, was steadily losing the war. Written, directed, and produced by Marcel Schwierin. Dist.: Films Media Group. 2003. 92 min. DVD 8892 The Eye of the Dictator. Examines the use of film and particularly the weekly newsreel to inform, disinform, and persuade Germany during years of the Nazi regime. The program takes an in-depth look at the way Joseph Goebbels, Minister of Propaganda, controlled the work of German film cameramen and how he manipulated their work to great effect both as propaganda and as art. c1995. 55 min. Video/C 6903 Here is Germany Presented Army Pictorial Service Signal Corps. Producer: Frank Capra; Story preparation and writer William L. Shirer; Story preparation and writer George Ziomer; Story preparation, Ernst Lubitsch. A propaganda film created by the U.S. government during World War II traces Germany's development as a military power from the time of Frederick the Great to the end of the Third Reich. Dramatically presents the threat of German militarism through scenes of goose-stepping soldiers, armies in combat, and victorious parades under the leadership of Bismark, the Kaiser, and Hitler. Originally produced in 1945 by the Frank Capra unit. War Department orientation film, official G.F.-11. 52 min. Video/C 5089 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Credits and other information from the American Film Institute Catalog (UCB users only) Watch this movie online (via the Internet Moving Image Archive) The Hidden Army Produced by the U.S. Army Signal Corps as an official war film in 1944. Using a mixture of dramatized events and newsreels, this film extols the work of women in industry during World War II. It was primarily made to get more women involved in the industrial sector of war work, since the number of women factory workers had actually declined in 1943. 17 min. DVD 8797; vhs Video/C MM494 History of World War II: The American Propaganda Machine Propaganda films made by the United States government to encourage personal and financial support for the U.S. entry into World War II. Disc 1. Campus on the march / Disc 2. Gracias Amigos / U.S. Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs (1944, 16 min.) -- Mr. and Mrs. America / U.S. Treasury, War Finance Division (1945, 14 min.) -- Remember these faces / U.S. Treasury, War Finance Division (1945, 17 min.) -- My Japan / U.S. Treasury Department (1945, 16 min.). 137 min. DVD 4519 Industry & Labor Back the Attack! American World War II Production Propaganda Films. Presents twenty films on America's private sector during World War II encouraging industrial war production created to enable and inspire workers for greater ouput and better production in the war effort. Contents: All our for victory (1943, 20 min.) -- Close harmony / General Motors (1942, 11 min.) -- Conquer by the clock (1943, 11 min.) -- Deadline for action (1946, 37 min.) -- Manpower (1943, 9 min.) -- Men and jobs (1944, 9 min. ) -- Oldsmobile "Playlets" / six short films by General Motors (1942, 5 min.) -- Suggestion box (1945, 9 min.) -- Supervising women workers (1944, 10 min.) -- Test tube tale (1941, 10 min.) -- Great swindle (1948, 32 min.) -- These people (1944, 15 min.) -- Three cities / U.S. Office of War Information (1943, 10 min.) -- All out for victory (1943, 10 min.) -- Victory is our business / General Motors (1942, 10 min.) -- When work is done (1943, 9 min.) DVD 3725 Japanese Relocation. Tale of Two Cities. Japanese Relocation (1943, 11 min.) is the official government whitewash documentary about the removal of 110,000 Japanese (two thirds of them U.S. citizens) from the potential "combat zone" of the West coast to "relocation camps" in the American interior. Tale of Two Cities (1949, 12 min.) shows the destructive results of atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with close-ups of effects on buildings and materials. 23 min. Video/C 5118 View Japanese Relocation online Requires Windows Media Player or Flip4Mac John Ford's WWII Documentary Collection. Murphy, William T. John Ford and the Wartime Documentary. Film & History 1976 6(1) December 7th: The Pearl Harbor Story. John Ford's film unit was given the task of showing the attack on Pearl Harbor. Few cameras were on hand to record the attack, so Ford re-created many of the major scenes on Hollywood sound stages. Generations of Americans have witnessed these scenes, not realizing the "attack" is actually Ford's skillful illusion. Historically, the film is accurate in every detail. Photography, Gregg Toland; music, Alfred Newman. 1943. Video/C MM466; also on Video/C 3099 Watch this movie online (via the Internet Moving Image Archive) White, Geoffrey M.; Yi, Jane. "December 7th: race and nation in wartime documentary." In: Classic Hollywood, classic whiteness / Daniel Bernardi, editor. Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2001. (Main Stack PN1995.9.M56.C59 2001) The Battle of Midway. A brief documentary including footage of naval and aerial operations. John Ford filmed the battle doing much of the camera work himself. During the action, Ford was seriously wounded. After his release from the hospital, Ford re-edited the film into its present form. Voices: Henry Fonda, Donald Crisp, Jane Darwell. 1942. 18 min. Video/C MM464; also on Video/C 7627 Watch this film online (via Internet Moving Image Archive) John Huston's WWII Documentary Collection. Edgerton, Gary. "Revisiting the recordings of wars past : remembering the documentary trilogy of John Huston." In: Reflections in a male eye : John Huston and the American experience / edited by Gaylyn Studlar and David Desser. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, c1993.(Main Stack PN1998.3.H87.R44 1993; Moffitt PN1998.3.H87.R44 1993) Let There Be Light. Shows the treatment of combat neuropsychiatric patients in a U.S. Army hospital. Demonstrates narcosynthesis, hypnosis, and psychiatric therapy for individuals and for groups. Photography, Stanley Cortez ... [et al.] ; narration, Walter Huston ; music, Dmetri Tiomkin. 1946. 58 min. Video/C MM465; also on Video/C MM334 Report from the Aleutians. Report from the Aleutians: Documents the daily lives of soldiers manning a remote outpost on the Aleutians during World War II. Shows the bad weather, boredom, and loneliness endured by the men, as well as a bombing raid on Japanese-held Kiska Island. Produced by the Army Signal Corps. 1943. 47 min. Video/C MM466; also on Video/C 7628 Credits and other information from the American Film Institute Catalog (UCB users only) Watch this movie online (via the Internet Moving Image Archive) The Battle of San Pietro. Examines the meaning of war and death, not only to the men engaged in combat but to the civilian population as well. Shows the people and children of San Pietro during World War II, too stunned to realize they have been liberated. 1945. 33 min. DVD 361; also on Video/C MM466 Credits and other information from the American Film Institute Catalog (UCB users only) Watch this movie online (via the Internet Moving Image Archive) Know Your Enemy - Japan Producer/director, Frank Capra ; co-director, Joris Ivens. Performers: Walter Huston, Dana Andrews. Produced in 1945 as a motion picture by the U.S. Army Pictorial Service, Signal Corps. Propaganda film made during World War II which was intended to acquaint the American with his Japanene counterpart. 63 min. Video/C 2906 Credits and other information from the American Film Institute Catalog (UCB users only) Blakefield, W.J. "A war within." Sight & Sound Vol LII nr 2 (Spring 1983); p 128-133 Waugh, Thomas; Pappas, P. "Joris Ivens defended." Cineaste Vol X nr 4 (Fall 1980); p 48 The Nazi Plan Producer, Ben Schulberg. Documentary assembled from captured German newsreel and propaganda films produced to be presented as evidence at the Nuremberg war crimes trial of Hermann Goring and twenty other Nazi leaders. Originally produced in 1944. 180 min. DVD 3852 The Negro Soldier (1943) Supervisor, Frank Capra; director, Capt. Stuart Heisler. Traces the role of the Negro soldier in American history from 1776 to 1944, and shows the accomplishments of Negro troops. Written by Carlton Moss. 49 min. DVD 8798; also DVD 8711; vhs Video/C 2176 Credits and other information from the American Film Institute Catalog (UCB users only) Our Job in Japan An orientation film intended for the American occupation troops in Japan after the end of World War II. This American propaganda film stresses that the Japanese must be persuaded to adopt democratic attitudes and policies before they can expect to rejoin the community of peaceful nations. Directed by Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss). Produced by Army Pictorial Service, Signal Corps, 1945. "Unlike its counterpart, Your Job in Germany, Our Job in Japan was probably never seen by either military or civilian audiences. By the time it was readied for release in March 1946, "peace" with Japan was a reality. Thus the approach to the Japanese is more magnanimous: they are portrayed as victims of cynical leaders who filled their minds with thoughts of world conquest. According to the film's director, Theodore Geisel, Our Job in Japan displeased General MacArthur and all prints of the film quickly disappeared." ((International Historic Films catalog) (U.S.A., 1945) 18 min. DVD 1631; also included on DVDs 2064 and 5051 Pickup. An army training film warning soldiers about venereal diseases. Corporal Green meets a girl at the railroad station, they go for a few drinks and nature takes it's course. Green's furlough is spent in the hospital when he discovers he's got a "dose." "Gonorrhea is nothing to laugh at, but syphilis is worse. This soldier gets off easy, you may not be so lucky. You've been warned!" 1944. 35 min. Video/C 6418 The Political Dr. Seuss. This documentary on Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, traces the development of his art and political philosophy. Seuss's early work as a political cartoonist for PM newspaper and as a film propagandist with Frank Capra ultimately evolved into a career as a children's writer concerned with nurturing both literacy and social awareness. Producer-writer-director-editor, Ron Lamothe. 2004. 84 min. DVD 3707 Private Snafu Infantry Blues. In this animated short Private Snafu contemplates what life might be like in the other branches of the military. 1943. 4 min. Video/C MM178 Private Snafu: A Lecture on Camouflage. 1944. DVD 5529 Private Snafu: Booby Traps. 1944. DVD 5529 Private Snafu: Censored. 1945. DVD 5529 Private Snafu: Fighting Tools. Warner Bros. The World War II cartoon character gets a lesson on the importance of keeping his equipment in tip-top shape. 1943. 5 min. DVD 8719; vhs Video/C 7627 and vhs Video/C 999:2146 Private Snafu: Rumors. Video/C 999:2146 Private Snafu in the Aleutians Warner Bros. Cartoons. 1945. 4 min. Video/C 7628 Private Snafu Gripes DVD 2499 Private Snafu: The Home Front. Warner Bros. Cartoons. This WWII cartoon series has Pvt. Snafu homesick and imagining what might be happening on the home front. 1943, 5 min. Video/C 7091 Private Snafu: The Chow Hound. 1944. DVD 5529 Snafuperman (1944)DVD 35; vhs Video/C 999:2146 Spies.(animated, 1943) Written by Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss); produced by Warner Brothers for the U.S. Army Signal Corps. In this animated feature Private Snafu learns that "a slip of the lip" can indeed sink a ship, as he drunkenly tells all to the wrong person. DVD 360; also on DVD 35 and DVD 5529; vhs Video/C MM177 The Complete Uncensored Private Snafu: Cartoons from World War II (1943-1946) Produced for the Army-Navy screen magazine by Frank Capra. Voices, Mel Blanc. Contents: Coming! Snafu! / directed by Chuck Jones -- Gripes / Friz Freleng -- Spies / Chuck Jones -- The goldbrick / Frank Tashlin -- The infantry blues / Chuck Jones -- Fighting tools / Bob Clampett -- The home front / Frank Tashin -- Rumors / Friz Freleng -- Booby traps / Bob Clampett -- SNAFUperman / Friz Freleng -- SNAFU vs. Malaria Mike / Chuck Jones -- A lecture on camouflage / Chuck Jones -- Gas / Chuck Jones -- Going home / Chuck Jones -- The chow hound / Frank Tashlin -- Censored / Frank Tashlin -- Outpost / Chuck Jones -- Payday / Friz Freleng -- Target SNAFU / Friz Freleng -- A few quick facts: Inflation / Osmond Evans -- Three brothers / Friz Freleng -- In the Aleutians / Chuck Jones -- A few quick facts: Fear / Zack Schwartz -- It's murder she says ... / Chuck Jones -- Hot spot / Friz Freleng -- Operation SNAFU / Friz Freleng -- No buddy atoll / Chuck Jones -- Private SNAFU presents Seaman TARFU / George Gordon. 130 min. DVD 2004 Birdwell, Michael."Technical Fairy First Class? Is This Any Way To Run An Army? Private Snafu And World War II." Historical Journal Of Film, Radio And Television 2005 25(2): 203-212. UC users only Danks, Adrian. "'Is Your Journey Really Necessary?': Chuck Jones' Spies and the Private Snafu Series." Senses of Cinema 28: (no pagination). 2003 Sept-Oct. Dow, Christopher "Private Snafu's Hidden War Historical Survey and Analytical Perspective." Bright Lights, November 2003 \| Issue 42 Minear, Richard H. Dr. Seuss Goes to War: the World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel / Richard H. Minear. New York : New Press, c1999. (UCB Main D745.2 .M56 1999) Nel, Philip. "Children's Literature Goes To War: Dr. Seuss, P. D. Eastman, Munro Leaf, and the 'Private Snafu' Films (1943-46)." Journal Of Popular Culture 2007 40(3): 468-487 Shull, Michael S. Doing their bit : wartime American animated short films, 1939-1945 / by Michael S. Shull and David E. Wilt. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c1987. (Main Stack D743.23.S541 1987) Smoodin, Eric Loren. Animating culture : Hollywood cartoons from the sound era. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c1993. (GRDS: NC1766.U5 S66 1993;MAIN: NC1766.U5 S66 1993; MOFF: NC1766.U5 S66 1993) Race Films at War in World War II Contents: Challenge to democracy / U.S. Office of War Information, Domestic Branch, Bureau of Motion Pictures (1944, 17 min.) -- Children of Japan (1941, 10 min.) -- Close harmony / sponsored by General Motors (1942, 11 min.) -- Farmer Henry Browne / U.S. Dept of Agriculture (1942, 11 min.) -- Japanese relocation / U.S. Office of War Information, Domestic Branch, Bureau of Motion Pictures (1943, 9 min.) -- My Japan (1945, 16 min.) -- Negro colleges in wartime / U.S. Office of War Information, Domestic Branch, Bureau of Motion Pictures (1943, 9 min.) -- Our enemy: the Japanese (1943, 20 min.). Challenge to Democracy: The Internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II is here explained according to the Government's point of view. Children of Japan: A documentary of the life of a typical Japanese middleclass family, filmed earlier the same year as the attack on Pearl Harbor. Close Harmony: Attempts to show the need for good labor/management relations in the U.S. arms industry, resorting to the "step 'n fetch it" stereotype of Black Americans. Farmer Henry Browne: Shows how a black Georgian farmer does his part for the war, with his farm, his family and the service of his Tuskegee fighter pilot eldest son. Japanese Relocation: A propaganda film designed to show the co-operation and satisfaction of the Japanese American internees in terms of being relocated, re-employed, re-educated and interned. My Japan: One of the most flagrant American anti-Japanese propaganda films utilizing the racial stereotypes common for the period, presented here with special intensity, and put to the purpose of selling war bonds. Negro Colleges in Wartime: An exposition of the teaching and training of Black Americans for war, science, industry, agriculture, husbandry, meteorology, medicine, engineering and technical trades at black colleges. Our Enemy: the Japanese: Purports to educate its audience about the Japanese culture but instead is a recitation of a wide range of racial stereotypes, ethnic misrepresentations and hatred. DVD 3724 View Challenge to Democracy online Requires Windows Media Player or Flip4Mac View Japanese Relocation online Requires Windows Media Player or Flip4Mac A Report on German Morale Presented by the War Department in collaboration with the Office of Strategic Services. Examine methods used by the Nazis to manipulate and enforce morale among German citizens during World War II. Includes historical footage of war damage in Germany during the war years. Videocassette release of a motion picture originally produced in 1942. 21 min. Video/C 5087 Restricted U.S. and British Training Films: World War II (1940-44) Contents: 1. Parachute training in the German Army.; 2. Captured Japanese weapons.; 3. U-boat identification.; Crack that tank.; 5. Time out Hollywood.; 6. Secret weapon. The First training film is a detailed view of paratroop training techniques in the German Army which was dubbed into English by the U.S. Army and shown to its Intelligence Dept. The Second film is a U.S. Army film demonstrating the assembly and operation of light Japanese guns. The Third film was produced by the British Navy to illustrate through actual footage and animated diagrams the effective ways surface ships and aircraft could destroy enemy submarines. The Fourth film by the U.S. Army Signal Corps recreates situations an infantryman might face during an enemy tank attack. Various anti-tank weapons and improvisational techniques are demonstrated. The fifth film focuses on the importance of paying attention during combat-training sessions. Violent simulated scenes of GIs killing enemy soldiers are graphically depicted. The Sixth film demonstrates the importance of the individual soldier's initiative and perseverance in winning a battle. 110 min.Video/C 5117 Sex Hygiene. Produced by U.S. Army Air Forces. Directors, Otto Brower, John Ford. In "Sex hygiene" several servicemen relax by playing pool, but one of them goes off to spend time with a prostitute. Later, he discovers he has contracted a venereal disease. A graphic and frank presentation of the types and treatment of venereal disease follows. 1942. 22 min. Video/C MM333 Watch this movie online (via the Internet Moving Image Archive) Three Cadets. Produced by U.S. Army Air Forces. In "Three cadets" three young men go to the Air Cadet Training Center together. One of them contracts VD, is hospitalized and misses graduation. 1943. 20 min. Video/C MM333 'Toons at War! Contents: Bugs Bunny; Rookie Revue; You're a sap, Mr. Jap; Seein' red, white 'n blue; Bugs Bunny nips the nips; Life of Sad Sack; Victory thru Air Power (advertisement); Thrifty Pig; A Golden Opportunity (advertisement); Five for Four (advertisement); Wise Dwarfs; All Together; Spirit of '43; Scrap Happy Daffy; Ductators; Blitz Wolf; Tokio Jokio; Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs. Videocassette release of three advertisements and fifteen cartoon shows produced mainly by Warner Bros. between 1941 and 1943 to promote support for the war effort. 90 min. 999:840 Ducktators Cartoons Go to War True Glory Official War Department film documentary covering the World War II campaign in Europe from D-day to V-E Day, shot by combat cameramen of many nations and featuring personal stories told by civilians and soldiers about the war effort. Includes an introduction by Dwight D. Eisenhower. Originally released as motion picture in 1945 by U.S. Office of War Information and the British Ministry of Information. Directors, Garson Kanin, Carol Reed. Commentary: Carol Reed, Garson Kanin, Richard Attenborough, Arthur MacRae, Francoise Rosay, Jimmy Hanley, Frank Harvey, Peter Ustinov, John Laurie. 271 min. DVD 3009; also on DVD 5802 Credits and other information from the American Film Institute Catalog (UCB users only) Krome, Frederic. "The True Glory and the Failure of Anglo-American Film Propaganda in the Second World War." Journal of Contemporary History 1998 33(1): 21-34. Tunisian Victory(1944) British Film Unit, U.S. Army Signal Corps; director, Frank Capra; with Burgess Meredith and Bernard Miles. 76 min. DVD 5802 Credits and other information from the American Film Institute Catalog (UCB users only) Uncle Sam: The Movie Collection (Volume I) Contents: To the shores of Iwo Jima / USA Information Service (1945, col., 19 min.) -- Divide and conquer / U.S. War Dept (1943, b&w, 14 min.) -- Private Snafu: The home front / Warner Bros. Cartoons (1943, b&w, 5 min.) -- You, John Jones! / starring James Cagney, Ann Sothern, Margaret O'Brien (10 min ; b&w, 1944) -- The house I live in / Frank Sinatra (1945, b&w, 10 min.) -- Rookie revue (1945, col., 8 min.) -- Thunderbolt / U.S. War Dept ; directed by William Wyler, John Sturges, narrated by Lloyd Bridges, Eugene Kern (1945, col., 40 min.). To the shores of Iwo Jima: A documentary on the invasion of Iwo Jima. Divide and conquer: Examines Hitler's propaganda techniques. Excellent example of wartime propaganda films produced by major studios. Private Snafu: The home front: This WWII cartoon series has Pvt. Snafu homesick and imagining what might be happening on the home front. *You, John Jones!: A starkly dramatic short portraying patriotism and duty on the American home front. The House I live in: Frank Sinatra's famous Academy Award winning short dealing with post-war racism and antisemitism. A young Sinatra gives street kids a pep talk and sings the title song. Rookie revue: A zany WWII cartoon spoofs basic training techniques as new recruits go through the drill. Thunderbolt: Gritty documentary chronicles the 57th Fightergroup and the air war over Italy showing P-47's destroying vital supply routes behind German lines. Video/C 7091 Uncle Sam: The Movie Collection (Volume II)* Contents: Battle of Midway / director, John Ford ; narrator, Henry Fonda (1942, col., 18 min.) -- Women in defense / written by Eleanor Roosevelt, narrator, Katharine Hepburn (1941, 13 min.) -- Private Snafu: fighting tools / Warner Bros. Cartoons (1943, 5 min.) -- White cliffs of Dover / sung by Sugar Kane (1942, 3 min.) -- Diary of a sergeant / starring Harold Russell (1945, 26 min.) -- Autobiography of a jeep (1943, 9 min.) -- This is Korea / directed by John Ford (1951, col., 49 min.). Battle of Midway: Documentary on the Battle of Midway including footage of naval and aerial operations. Women in defense: A newsreel produced to promote the contributions of women in the U.S. war effort. Contains footage of women performing jobs traditionally reserved for men. Private Snafu: fighting tools: The World War II cartoon character gets a lesson on the importance of keeping his equipment in tip-top shape. White cliffs of Dover: Singer Sugar Kane delivers a patriotic performance concerning war sentiment abroad. Diary of a sergeant: An inspirational documentary about the treatment of an amputee in an Army hospital and his rehabilitation including his manipulation of artificial arms and hands. Autobiography of a jeep: Narrated by the jeep itself this is a lighthearted look at its design to meet military needs for maneuverability, light weight and compactness. This is Korea: A documentary made during the Korean War containing footage of rare aircraft and Marine Corps ground action. Video/C 7627 Uncle Sam: The Movie Collection (Volume III) Contents: With the marines at Tarawa / combat photographers, 2nd Marine Division (1943, col., 20 min.) -- Hollywood canteen / Dinah Shore (1944, 5 min.) -- Jap zero / Ronald Reagan (1942, 17 min.) -- Japanese relocation / U.S. Office of War Information (1942, 9 min.) -- Private Snafu in the Aleutians / Warner Bros. Cartoons (1945, 4 min.) -- Report from the Aleutians / U.S. War Dept., producer, John Huston (1943, col, 47 min.)-- Newsparade of 1945 (1945, 9 min.). With the Marines at Tarawa: Filmed by 15 combat Marines documents this bloody battle from original planning to final execution. Hollywood canteen: Dinah Shore parodies a popular song and rubs elbows at a Hollywood bash attended by prominent stars. Jap zero: A youthful pilot played by Ronald Reagan almost shoots down one of our own planes in a case of mistaken identity. Japanese relocation: An official government film that attempts to put a respectful spin on the removal of 110,000 persons of Japanese descent from the Pacific Coast to American concentration camps. Private Snafu in the Aleutians: Cartoon character Private Snafu endures the hardships of a hostile environment. Report from the Aleutians: Documents the daily lives of soldiers in the remote Aleutians during WWII, showing the weather, boredom, and loneliness endured by the men, as well as a bombing raid on Japanese held Kiska Island. Newsparade of 1945: Newsreel compilation of the decisive events leading to victory over the German and Japanese forces. Video/C 7628 Uncle Sam: The Movie Collection (Volume IV) Contents: United News of 1944 (1945, 8 min.) -- Private Snafu: Spies (1944, 4 min.) -- Japanese Americans (1945, 7 min.) -- Wings for this man (1945, 10 min.) -- Who died? (1945, 5 min.) -- V-1 (1945, 8 min.) -- Combat America (1945, 62 min.) Private Snafu--spies: In this animated feature Private Snafu learns that "a slip of the lip" can indeed sink a ship, as he drunkenly tells all to the wrong person. Japanese Americans: Chronicles the role of the nisei soldiers of the 442nd Infantry Regiment in the Italian campaign. Wings for this man: Tells the story of the black Tuskegee Airmen and follows their training. Narrated by Ronald Reagan. Who died? Typical of the emotional short subjects produced to tug heartstrings, stir consciences and prompt contributions to the war effort. V-1: Depicts German use of V-1 rockets, devastating cities and raining death and destruction in a final effort to bring the British to their knees. Combat America: Clark Gable narrates and appears in this hour length documentary which chronicles activities of the 351st Bombardment Group, stationed in England. Video/C MM177 Uncle Sam: The Movie Collection (Volume V) Contents: Freedom comes high (1943, 13 min.) -- So's your old man (1943, 6 min.) -- Ring of steel (1942, 9 min.) -- Wings up (1943, 21 min.) -- Army/Navy screen magazine (1943/44, 13 min.) -- Infantry blues (1943, 4 min.) -- Baptism of fire (1943, 36 min.). Freedom comes high: Inspired story of a husband fighting in the Pacific while his wife works in a defense plant at home. So's your old man: Dramatization shows how age didn't matter on the home front, that the old man could still volunteer for homeland duty. Ring of steel: Directed by Garson Kanin and narrated by Spencer Tracy, presents a salute to the American soldier with a portrayal of soldiers down through history. Wings up: Narrated by Captain Clark Gable and featuring Robert Preston and Gilbert Roland, this documentary depicts the rigors of training at the Officer's Candidate School. Army/Navy screen magazine: G.I. Journal segment featuring Kay Kaiser, Lucille Ball, Jerry Colonna and Linda Darnell. Follow-the-bouncing ball in a Showtime segment starring Joy Hodges. Infantry blues: In this animated short Private Snafu contemplates what life might be like in the other branches of the military. Baptism of fire: Created specifically for war industry workers, portrays the brutal realities of blitzkrieg warfare. 1944 Oscar nominee for "best documentary.". Video/C MM178 Uncle Sam: The Movie Collection (Volume VI) Contents: It's everybody's war (1945, 15 min.) -- Last will and testament of Tom Smith (1943, 11 min.) -- Truth about taxes (1939, 11 min.) -- Hell-bent for election (1944,13 min.) -- Tomorrow television (1945, 12 min.) --Olympics of 1936 (1936, 7 min.) -- Hollywood victory caravan (1945, 20 min.). It's everybody's war: Henry Fonda narrates this reminder to the Americans to stay focused on the war raging in the Pacific. Last will and testament of Tom Smith: While awaiting execution, a captured American pilot recalls his life at home. Stars George Reeves, Lionel Barrymore and Walter Brennan. Truth about taxes: Made before the war, this Republican National Committee-produced short is an indictment of Roosevelt's "New Deal.". Hell-bent for election: Directed by Chuck Jones, this animated political cartoon is a Democratic party appeal to "get behind the president and stay the course to victory." Presents Franklin D. Roosevelt as a sleek express train and his rival Thomas Dewey as a worn-out old steam train. Tomorrow television: This postwar career opportunity film is a fascinating short providing a glimpse of the early days of television. Olympics of 1936: Presents newsreel highlights of the 1936 games, aka "The Hitler games," featuring American track star Jesse Owens. Hollywood victory caravan: A splashy star-studded musical fundraiser featuring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Betty Hutton, Alan Ladd, Barbara Stanwyck and Humphrey Bogart. Video/C MM179 Watch "It's Everybody's War" online (via the Internet Moving Image Archive) U.S. Battle & American Morale WWII Films Presents fifteen classic American battlefield newsreel and propaganda films to keep the home fires burning, sell War bonds and encourage Americans to keep their morale up. Letter from Bataan / starring Susan Hayward (1944, 14 min.) -- Avenge December 7 (1942, 2 min.) -- D-Day minus one (1945, 17 min.) -- It can't last / written by Archibald MacLeish (1944, 19 min.) -- News Parade: Bombing of Pearl Harbor / The S.S. Normandie fire (1942, 10 min.) -- Oldsmobile "Playletes" / six short films by General Motors (1942, 5 min.) -- Pearl Harbor (1942, 4 min.) -- Remember these faces / produced by the U.S. Treasury, War Finance Division (1945, 17 min.) -- Tuesday in November / directed by John Houseman (1945, 17 min) -- What makes a battle? (1944, 16 min.) DVD 4459 Victory Through Air Power Directed by Perce Pearce, et al. Walt Disney Pictures. "The popular film maker Walt Disney read the book [by Alexander de Seversky] and felt that its message was so important that he personally financed the animated production of "Victory Through Air Power." The film was primarily created to express Seversky?s theories to government officials and the public. Movie critic Richard Schickel says that Disney "pushed the film out in a hurry, even setting aside his distrust of limited animation under the impulses of urgency." (The only obvious use of limited animation, however, is in diagrammatic illustrations of Seversky's talking points. These illustrations often feature continuous flowing streams of iconic aircraft, forming bridges or shields, or war material moving continuously along assembly lines.) It was not until 1945 Disney was able to pay off his 1.2 million dollar war film deficit." [Wikipedia] DVD 2735; vhs 999:840 Credits and other information from the American Film Institute Catalog (UCB users only) Walt Disney on the Front Lines: the War Years Between 1941 and 1945, The Disney Studio was taken over by the military as part of the war effort. This compilation includes never-before-seen Disney war effort productions, including exclusive declassified material, training, propaganda and educational films. Includes "Victory Through Air Power, "Disney's full length feature animated classic. Also includes first hand accounts of the work at Disney. Contents: [Disc 1] Donald gets drafted -- Army mascot -- Private Pluto -- Fall out, fall in -- Old Army game -- Home defense -- How to be a sailor -- Commando duck -- Vanishing private -- Sky trooper -- Victory vehicles -- Fuehrer's face -- Education for death -- Reason and emotion -- Thrifty pig -- Seven wise dwarfs -- Donald's decision -- All together -- New spirit -- Spirit of '43 -- Food will win the war -- Out of the frying pan and into the firing line -- Grain that built a hemisphere -- Defense against invasion -- Cleanliness brings health -- What is disease? -- Planning for good eating -- Chicken Little -- Winged scourge. [Disc 2] Four methods of flush riveting -- Stop that tank -- Training film montage -- Victory through air power -- Bonus features. 210 min. DVD 2734 War Time Cartoons (1930's-1940's) Contents: [1.] Private McGillicuddy in Commandments for health: Taking medicine -- First aid -- Personal cleanliness -- Drinking water -- Native food. [2.] Private Snafu in: Fighting tools -- Rumors -- Snafuperman -- The Aleutians: isles of enchantment. (Private Snafu produced by Frank Capra.) American military animated training films discussing personal health and hygiene, mapreading, gossip, and caring for weaponry. ca. 30 min. 999:2146 Shull, Michael S. Doing their bit : wartime American animated short films, 1939-1945 / by Michael S. Shull and David E. Wilt. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c1987. (Main Stack D743.23.S541 1987) War Time Cartoons (1930's-1940's) Contents: [1.] Private McGillicuddy in Commandments for health: Taking medicine -- First aid -- Personal cleanliness -- Drinking water -- Native food. [2.] Private Snafu in: Fighting tools -- Rumors -- Snafuperman -- The Aleutians: isles of enchantment. (Private Snafu produced by Frank Capra.) American military animated training films discussing personal health and hygiene, mapreading, gossip, and caring for weaponry. ca. 30 min. 999:2146 Cartoon Crazys Go to War Cartoons for Victory Cartoons Go to War The Complete Uncensored Private Snafu Ducktators Toons at War! Walt Disney on the Front Lines Birdwell, Michael."Technical Fairy First Class? Is This Any Way To Run An Army? Private Snafu And World War II." Historical Journal Of Film, Radio And Television 2005 25(2): 203-212. UC users only Danks, Adrian. "'Is Your Journey Really Necessary?': Chuck Jones' Spies and the Private Snafu Series." Senses of Cinema 28: (no pagination). 2003 Sept-Oct. Dow, Christopher "Private Snafu's Hidden War Historical Survey and Analytical Perspective." Bright Lights, November 2003 \| Issue 42 Shull, Michael S. Doing their bit : wartime American animated short films, 1939-1945 / by Michael S. Shull and David E. Wilt. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c1987. (Main Stack D743.23.S541 1987) Smoodin, Eric Loren. Animating culture : Hollywood cartoons from the sound era. New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c1993. (GRDS: NC1766.U5 S66 1993;MAIN: NC1766.U5 S66 1993; MOFF: NC1766.U5 S66 1993) Why We Fight Note: all DVD versions contain special features: Challenging triva questions and answers, biographies, chapter search, 2 war postures (including background on the poster itself, and the artist who created it), film reel: Inside the Nazi concentration camps. Prelude to War (1942) Producer and director, Frank Capra. Photography, Robert Flaherty. Reviews events from 1933 to 1939, including the Japanese conquest of Manchuria, the Italian conquest of Ethiopia, and the rise of Hitler. Also discusses the Axis plan of World conquest. 54 min. DVD 37; Video/C 5434 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Credits and other information from the American Film Institute Catalog (UCB users only) Watch this movie online (via the Internet Moving Image Archive) The Nazis Strike (1943) Producer, Frank Capra; directors, Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak. A documentary film record of Germany's preparation for war, the conquest of Austria and Czechoslovakia, and the attack upon Poland. 41 min. DVD 37; Video/C 5435 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Credits and other information from the American Film Institute Catalog (UCB users only) Watch this movie online (via the Internet Moving Image Archive) Divide and Conquer (1943) Producer, Frank Capra; directors, Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak. A documentary film record of the German attack upon and conquest of Denmark, Norway, Belgium, Holland, and France in 1940. 58 min. DVD 38; Video/C 5436 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Credits and other information from the American Film Institute Catalog (UCB users only) Watch this movie online (via the Internet Moving Image Archive) The Battle of Britain (1943) Producer, Frank Capra; director, Anthony Veiler. Presents a documentary film record of the bombing of England by the German Luftwaffe in 1940 and the defense offered by the Royal Air Force. 55 min. DVD 38; Video/C 5437 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Credits and other information from the American Film Institute Catalog (UCB users only) Watch this movie online (via the Internet Moving Image Archive) The Battle of Russia (1944) Producer, Frank Capra; directors, Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak. Shows the Russian defense against the Nazi invasion during World War II, focusing on the Battle of Stalingrad. 83 min. DVD 39; Video/C 5438 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Credits and other information from the American Film Institute Catalog (UCB users only) Watch this movie online (via the Internet Moving Image Archive) The Battle of China (1944) Producer, Frank Capra; directors, Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak. Depicts Japanese aggression against China during World War II and describes Japan's plan for world conquest. Recalls Chinese development of the compass, printing, astronomy, gunpowder, and porcelain. 65 min. DVD 39; Video/C 5439 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Credits and other information from the American Film Institute Catalog (UCB users only) Watch this movie online (via the Internet Moving Image Archive) War comes to America (1945) Producer, Frank Capra; director, Anatole Litvak. Briefly reviews the history of the United States and describes the characteristics, habits, and beliefs of the American people. Explains the events from 1931 to 1941 that caused the United States to enter World War II. 65 min. DVD 40; Video/C 5440 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Credits and other information from the American Film Institute Catalog (UCB users only) Watch this movie online (via the Internet Moving Image Archive) D-Day and the Normandy Invasion (1945). Producer, Frank Capra; directors, Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak. Reviews the events of D-Day on the night and day of June 5-6, 1944 when the invasion of France occured by the Allies against the Axis powers. 51 min. DVD 40 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Wie werde ich Demokrat? After World War II Allied powers in Germany decided to lead back the "Outlaw nation" into the community of the civilized nations. From 1945 to 1952 the British/American "Welt im Film" series produced propaganda and documentary films for the purpose of re-education of the German population. This 3 disc set features twelve of these re-education films addressing the psychology, politics, culture and everyday life of post-War Germans from an Allied viewpoint. Disc 1. Wie werde ich demokrat = Comment devenir democrate? = How do I become a democrat? / writer and director, Dieter Reifarth [Film chapters]: Der Wahltag in Berlin = Election day in Berlin ; Die Schlange: Portrait eines Zeitgenossen = Portrait of a contemporary serpent ; Wahrungs-Reform = Currency reform ; In Bonn und Auf Dem Petersberg: Regierungsbildung Vollzogen Bestazungsstatut Statt Militarregierung = In Bonn and at Petersberg: the government has been formed -- Outtakes [from Wie Werde ich Demokrat?] (121 min.) -- Disc 2. Die Todesmuhlen = The death mills (aka, Mills of death, Di Tit Milen) / director, Hanus Burger (3 versions in English, German and Yiddish) -- The Town / director, Josef von Sternberg -- Deutschland erwache = Germany awakes (aka Germany awake) / producer, U.S. Signal Corps (100 min.) -- Disc 3. Das Gerucht = The rumor / director, Ernst Niederreither -- Marschieren, marschieren = Marching, marching / director, Gehard Born -- Werftarbeiter = Throwing worker / director, Wolf Hart -- Weiss-Gelb-Schwarz = White-yellow-black / director, Hans Curlis -- Es liegt an Dir = It is because of you / director, Wolfgang Kiepenheuer -- Eine Kleinstadt hilft sich selbst = A town helps itself / director, Wolfgang Becker (73 min.). DVD 7176 William Wyler's WWII Documentary Collection. The Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress. Portrays a bombing mission over Germany during World War II. Follows the "Flying Fortress" (B-17 bomber) Memphis Belle as it leads a squadron of bombers on a daring daylight attack on the submarine pens at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The entire mission is documented, including preparations, the bombing action itself, and the return to base. 1944. 42 min. Video/C MM467 Credits and other information from the American Film Institute Catalog (UCB users only) Thunderbolt. A documentary film record of the American 57th Fighter Group participating in Operation Strangle in Italy in 1944 while flying P-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bombers from bases in Corsica. Includes film footage taken by bomber-mounted cameras showing the destroying of supply routes deep behind German lines. Narrator: James Stewart. Co-directed by John Sturges. 1947. 45 min. Video/C MM468; also on Video/C 7091 Credits and other information from the American Film Institute Catalog (UCB users only) The World at War (194-?). Producer, Frank Capra; directors, Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak. A pictorial record of a decade of war that led to the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Western hemisphere. The material is taken from newsreels and captured enemy films. 44 min. DVD 41 Appointment in Tokyo (1945). Director Maj. Jack Hively. Against General MacArthur were 1,000 miles of Japanese held islands and Japanese controlled seas. Follows the American World War II campaign in the Pacific. 55 min. DVD 41 Credits and other information from the American Film Institute Catalog (UCB users only) Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database World War II: Hometown U.S.A. Propaganda films Contents: As the twig is bent (1943, 11 min.) -- Every minute counts (1944, 10 min.) -- Freedom comes high (1944, 13 min.) -- It's everbody's war (1943, 15 min.) -- Mr. and Mrs. America (1945, 13 min.) -- That boy Joe (1944, 18 min.) -- The town / directed by Josef Von Sternberg (1945, 11 min.) -- These are the people (1944, 15 min.) -- Wartime nutrition (1943, 10 min.) As the Twig is Bent: Anti-delinqency film made during the height of the national controversy over unsupervised juveniles during wartime.Every Minute Counts: The wartime crush of time between work and family is explored with an eye to aiding the viewer in maximizing their time. Freedom Comes High: A young women finds that her husband has died in battle and finds the strength to understand the meaning of his sacrifice as well as the courage to carry on. It's Everbody's War: An exhortation to all Americans to recognize their common interests and mutual commitment to waging world war. Mr. and Mrs. America: A propaganda piece to rouse the public to do their part in supporting the war effort, employing the services of veteran Eddie Albert and including one of the last filmed appearances of President Roosevelt. That Boy Joe: It's the demon rum at it again, messing with the youth of World War II America. The Town: Directed by Josef von Sternberg, presents a panorama of life during wartime in "Anytown, America." These Are the People: Kimberly-Clark shows off the efforts of its workers in Neenah, Wisconsin to meet the demands of wartime paper production. Wartime nutrition: A production on the activities and responsibilities of pubic welfare agencies towards securing the nutritional needs of Americans. 116 min. DVD 3727 World War II: Radio at War Presents three films demonstrating how radio helped America to win World War II. Radio at war: Unique film illustrating how radio and its associated communications were critical to the conduct and winning of WWII. Target invisible: The U.S. Army Air Forces proudly demonstrates how radar was employed during their bombing missions over Japan. Voice of victory: Shows how radio in general, and propaganda broadcasting in particular, played their part to win the victory in WWII. DVD 4461 World War II Films: Vol. 7. Contents: A letter from Bataan (1944, 14 min.) -- Avenge December 7 (1942, 2 min.) -- D-Day minus one (1945, 17 min.) -- It can't last (1944, 18 min.) -- News Parade: Bombing of Pearl Harbor / the U.S. Normandie fire (1942, 10 min.) -- Oldsmobile 'Playlets' (1942, 5 min.) -- Pearl Harbor (1942, 3 min.) -- Remember these faces (1945, 17 min.) -- Tuesday in November (1945, 17 min.) -- What makes a battle? (1944, 16 min.) Letter from Bataan: Pete and Johnny die in the jungles of Bataan because of night blindness caused by malnutrition. Pete's ghost makes sure to bring the news back to his family that what they do and the sacrifices they make to help them will save their lives and help win the war. Co-stars Susan Hayward. Avenge December: A war bond trailer encapsulating all the angst and bitterness of an American public still smarting from the humiliation of the Pearl Harbor sneak attack. D-Day minus one: An excellent chronicle of the famed exploits of the U.S. 82nd & 101st Airborne Divisions that parachuted into France to engage in special operations in preparation for and congress with the 1944 invasion of France. It can't last: Pulitzer Prize winner Archibald MacLeish wrote this propaganda piece exhorting the American public to hang in there the best they could while our boys fought their way to victory. News Parade: Bombing of Pearl Harbor / the S.S. Normandie fire: The power of and need for good hard labor from good hard laborers is explained and celebrated. Oldsmobile 'Playlets': Six film shorts, five selling the last cars General Motor's Oldsmobile had available for sale "for the duration", and one proclaiming the company and worker's commitment to defense. Pearl Harbor: Classic propaganda film inciting agression towards both Japan and Germany immediately following entering into a state of war with those two nations. Remember these faces: Very intense, graphic, one-of-a-kind color film, created for the Seventh War Loan, of G.I.s in actual combat, intended to help sell war bonds. A classic production of the U. S. Treasury, War Finance Division. Tuesday in November: The continuation of democratic processes while the republic is at war is touted in this John Houseman directed skillful propaganda piece on the 1944 presidential election. What makes a battle? An excellent exposition of the Battle of the Marshall Islands, extensively supplementing strategic analysis with plentiful use animations and battle footage. DVD 8716 World War II Propaganda Cartoons. Volume II Features sixteen American World War II propaganda cartoons. Tex Avery's "What's buzzin', buzzard?" -- Bugs Bunny in "Super rabbit" -- Daffy Duck in "Daffy: the commando" -- Porky Pig in "Old glory" -- Noveltoons "When G.I. Johnny comes marching home" and "Yankee Doodle donkey" -- George Pal's Madcap Models: "Tulips shall grow" and "Jasper and the haunted house" -- Merrie Melodies: "Fox pop" -- Warner Bros.' "The United States Navy presents": "Mr. Hook in 'The good egg'", "The return of Mr. Hook" and "Mr. Hook in 'Tokyo woes' -- Barney Bear in "Bear raid warden" and "The rookie bear" -- MGM's "The stork's holiday" and "Chips off the old block". DVD 8769 World War II Video Library, #3 / U.S. War Department, a Signal Corps Production (1944) Contents: Film communique #3. Hitting the beach. Dog fight. Sunday morning. Casey Jones goes G.I. Hitting the silk. -- Film communique #4. Aerial techniques. Roll of honor. Fifth army. -- U.S. Coast Guard report #5. Jackson Beck. Examples of films produced by the Office of War Information and the Signal Corps designed to influence the attitudes of Americans positively towards the war effort. 61 min. Video/C 2963 World War II: The Propaganda Battle (A Walk Through the 20th Century with Bill Moyers) (1984) Bill Moyers interviews two filmmakers in the first large-scale propaganda battle in history--German filmmaker Fritz Hippler and his American counterpart, Frank Capra. Video/C 872 WWII Short Films. Vol 1 Movies at war: Entertaining the troops around the world. Autobiography of a jeep: Lighthearted look at America's four-wheeled wartime hero. In the wake of the armies: Dramatic propaganda film with confidential added footage. Conquer by the clock: One slip up on the home front assembly line can mean disaster on the battlefield. Gracias Amigos: Contributions to the war effort by Latin American neighbors. Air raid warning: Helmeted heroes of the home front "turn out that light." Our job in Japan: Orientation film written and directed by Dr. Seuss. intended for the American occupation troops in Japan after the war. : The Japanese are portrayed as victims of cynical leaders in this post-war GI indoctrination short. DVD 2064 Minear, Richard H. Dr. Seuss Goes to War: the World War II Editorial Cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel / Richard H. Minear. New York : New Press, c1999. (UCB Main D745.2 .M56 1999) WWII Short Films. Vol 2 Soldiers in greasepaint: Stars of stage, screen and radio entertain the troops during WWII. The Fighting First: The 1st Infantry Division in eight campaigns and three invasions. Women in defense: Narrated by Katharine Hepburn and written by Eleanor Roosevelt, presents women worker's contributions to the war effort. Seeds of destiny: Hitler's grisly plan to starve his European neighbors. Your job in Germany: Written by Dr. Seuss and Directed by Frank Capra. Bitter, angry view of the Germans designed to halt fraternization between U.S. troops and German civilians. Paris 1945: Postwar newsreel presenting resistance efforts by Parisians. DVD 2065 Your Job in Germany Directed by Frank Capra; written by Thodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss) "This film produced for American occupation troops to discourage fraternization with their former enemies placed the blame for World War II mostly on the inherent belligerism of the German people. Made shortly before Germany's surrender, Your Job in Germany is one of the most bitter and angry anti-German films of the War. This film was also distributed by Warner Brothers (under the title Hitler Lives?) to large civilian audiences, winning an Academy Award as the best documentary short subject of 1945." (International Historic Films catalog) 15 min. DVD 2065 Nazi Propaganda, Newsreels, and Related Films Tegel, S. "Third Reich newsreels: an effective tool of propaganda?" Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television, vol. 24, no. 1, pp. 143-154, March 2004 UC users only Assorted Nazi Political Films, 1932-1943 Contents: 1. One of Hitler's first public addresses shows him appealing for German unity at an election rally in 1932 (14 min.); 2. Hitler, Goering and Streicher lead a march honoring those who died in the party's unsuccessful attempt to seize power in 1923 (7 min.); 3. Newsreel of Hitler's public address after take-over of Austria in March, 1938 (4 min.); 4. Goebbels speaks to a frenzied crowd in Berlin on February 18, 1943 asking "Do you want a total war?" The oratory of Adolf Hitler and Joseph Goebbels is presented in four featurettes originally produced during the Nazi era. 31 min. Video/C 2908 The Broadcasts of Lord Haw Haw[Sound recording] Radio broadcasts of William Joyce (Lord Haw Haw), a natural born American citizen who went to Nazi Germany to broadcast back to England, the U.S. and ultimately to the Allies in general insulting "talks" about the progress of World War II in the fictitious person of "Lord Haw Haw." He found himself at war's end hanged for the crime of treason by the British, who took him at his word that he was in fact a British citizen. Volume one (50 min.): December 1939: Remarks on damage to HMS Exeter -- April 1940: Denmark & Norway invaded -- April 1940: Denmark & Norway, "Schmidt & Smith" -- April 1940: Russo-Finnish War concludes, The Altmark, Churchill, war review -- May 1940: Holland & Belgium invaded. -- Volume two (50 min.): June 1940: Fall of France -- July 1940: Invasion of Britain looms, Oran, captured French archives -- Early 1941: Balkan intentions denied -- December 1941: Pearl Harbor, Japanese Pacific victories -- April 1945: Last broadcast, immediately before British soldiers raided studio. 100 min. Sound/D 205 Calling America: Axis WWII Radio Propaganda [Sound recording] Contains German and Italian World War II propaganda radio broadcasts. Contents: Station D.E.B.U.N.K. (1:17) -- Robert H. Best 420909 (4:10) -- Butchers / Ezra Pound (0:27) -- Paul Revere (Douglas Chandler) 410909 (15:16) -- Midge at the mike (Mildred Gillars AKA Axis Sally) 430518 (11:19) -- Power / Ezra Pound (12:50) -- Vision of invasion (infamous D-Day fantasy) 440511 / Axis Sally (22:17) -- Ezra Pound speakin' (0:02). 67 min. Sound/D 210 Die Deutsche Wochenschau Title on cassette label: Die Deutsche Wochenschau #1 (The German Weekly Newsreel). In German, no English subtitles. Four Nazi newsreels of German homefront during the war. Shown are scenes of fighting in various parts of Europe, fabric being made from waste paper, combat under winter conditions, the Luftwaffe in action over Crete, Paratroops, the Luftwaffe over Greece, desert fighting, fighting in Finland, fighting near Leningrad, U-Boats attacking a convoy in the North Atlantic. Authentic views of the war, as seen by the other side. 50 min. Video/C 1349 Erbkrank / das Haffenpolitifches Amt der 175 DAP. A silent film showing scenes of handicapped children and young adults in a detention facility in Germany in the 1940s. Silent film with German intertitles. 198-?. 25 min. Video/C 6929 The Eternal Jew (Der Ewige Jude) (1940) Directed by Fritz Hippler. Notorious anti-semetic film propaganda film. DVD 3854; 999:295 (also included in German Propaganda Films Video/C 1351) Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Ewig ist der Totenruh (March to the Fuhrer) Film also released under the titles: March to the Fuhrer, March with the Fuhrer, Marsch zum Fuhrer. German propaganda film produced just prior to WWII as a means of building mass hysteria. Documents the Hitler Youth at a rallying party in 1938. 45 min. Video/C 3792 The Fuehrer Gives a City to the Jews (Fuehrer schenkt den Juden eine Stadt) This is the only film known to be made by the Nazis inside an operating concentration camp. This insidious propaganda film was produced in 1944 in Theresienstadt, the ?model? ghetto established by the Nazis in 1941 in Terezin, a town in the former Czechoslovakia. Goebbels intended to use the film to prove to the International Red Cross and the world that Jews were being well-treated in the camps. The film is an elaborately staged hoax presenting a completely false picture of camp life. Upon completion, the director and most of the cast of prisoners were shipped to Auschwitz. Only a few survived to attest to the falsity of the film. Includes a filmed segment from a performance by prisoners of Terezin of Hans Krasa's children's opera Brundibar. Dist.: National Center for Jewish Film. 1944. 26 min. DVD 5896; vhs Video/C 6682 Becker, Lutz. "Film documents of Theresienstadt." In: Holocaust and the moving image : representations in film and television since 1933 Edited by Toby Haggith & Joanna Newman. London ; New York : Wallflower, 2005. (Main Stack PN1995.9.H53.H65 2005 Fantlova-Ehrlich, Zdenka. "Terezin : the town Hitler gave to the Jews." In: Holocaust and the moving image : representations in film and television since 1933 Edited by Toby Haggith & Joanna Newman. London ; New York : Wallflower, 2005. (Main Stack PN1995.9.H53.H65 2005) Margry, Karel. "The first Theresienstadt film (1942).(motion picture)." Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television 19.3 (August 1999): 309(2). UC users only Margry, Karel. "'Theresienstadt' (1944-1945): The Nazi propaganda film depicting the concentration camp as paradise." Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television 12.n2 (June 1992): 145(18). UC users only Tegel, Susan. "Third Reich newsreels--an effective tool of propaganda? Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television Volume 24, Number 1 / March 2004 pp: 143 - 154 UC users only German Propaganda Films Contents: Tag der Freiheit: Unsere Wehrmacht, Nurnberg 1935 /Entsamleitung, Leni Riefenstahl ; hergestellt von der N.S.D.A.P.; Munich 1938 Arts Festival; Harvest Festival, Bucheberg 1938; Der Ewige Jude: ein Filmbeitrag zum Probleme des Weltjudentum = The Eternal Jew. Four propaganda shorts produced by the German Nazi Party in the 1930's. First film, Day of freedom, focuses on German military might under the Nazis. Second film shows Hitler dedicating a building to Nazi art. Third film, in color, exalts Hitler and shows scores of Nazis marching, with a Wagnerian sound track. Final short attempts to plant fear and revulsion of Jews who are about to "infiltrate Western civilization." 50 min. DVD 8419 [preservation copy]; vhs Video/C 1351 Tag der Freiheit German Wartime Newsreels 1941-1945 Contents: German invasion of Russia, June, 1941; The battle of Sebastopol, June, 1942; The battle of Kursk, July, 1943; The battle for the Rhineland, October, 1944; The battle for Germany, March 1945. A collection of German language newsreels made during World War II which show the German media treatment of events designed to highlight Nazi military achievements. 85 min. Video/C 3793 Germany, Awake! Sound track in German with English commentary subtitles. First released in Germany as a motion picture in 1968. Credits: Writer, producer, director, Erwin Leiser. A documentary on the World War II German motion picture and its use as a propaganda tool. Clips from more than 20 films made between 1933 and 1945 are included. 90 min. Video/C 1350 Hitlerjunge Quex Based on the novel by K.A. Schenzinger. Originally released as motion picture in 1933. Credits: Screenplay, K.A. Schenzinger, B.E. Luthge ; producer, Hans Steinhoff ; music, Otto Borgmann. Performers: Heinrich George, Berta Drews, Claus Clausen. In this classic propaganda film, Quex, a German youth, faces a conflict of ideals between his Communist father and his growing allegience to the Hitler youth movement which eventually leads to his own death. In addition plot paraphrases, commentary and analysis of propaganda techniques are interspersed throughout original film. 110 min. Video/C 3794 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Baird, Jay W. "From Berlin to Neubabelsberg; Nazi film propaganda and "Hitler Youth Quex"." Journal of Contemporary History. London18,3 (1983) 495-515. UCB users only Bateson, Gregory. "An Analysis of the Nazi Film Hitlerjunge Quex." In: The Study of Culture at a Distance / edited by Margaret Mead and Rhoda Metraux. pp 302-14 [Chicago] University of Chicago Press [1953] (Anthropology GN33.M35; Moffitt GN33.M35) Faletti, Heidi. "Reflections of Weimar Cinema in the Nazi Propaganda Films SA-Mann Brand, Hitlerjunge Quex and Hans Westmar." In: Cultural history through a Nazi lens: essays on the cinema of the Third Reich. pp: 11-36.Rochester, NY: Camden House, 2000. (Main PN1995.9.N36 C85 2000) Giesen, Rolf. Hitlerjunge Quex, Jud Suss und Kolberg : die Propagandafilme des Dritten Reiches : Dokumente und Materialien zum NS-Film Berlin : Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, 2005. (MAIN: PN1995.9.N36 G53 2005) Rentschler, Eric. "Emotional Engineering: Hitler Youth Quex." Modernism/Modernity 2.3 (1995) 23-44 UCB users only Ich Klage An (1941) Directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner. In this feature film, a doctor whose wife suffers from multiple sclerosis kills her with her consent. The Nazis used this film to justify killing the mentally ill and retarded. Adapted from the novel "Sendung und Gewissen" by Hellmuth Unger and Jdee von Harald Bratt. 119 min. German without subtitles DVD 3862; also vhs 999:316 Im Kampf den Weltfeind (1939) Directed by Karl Ritter. Documentary presenting the Spanish Civil War from the Nationalist perspective. The entire war is covered, from the initial German commitment in 1936 to the fall of Madrid in March 1939. The Legion's triumphant return to Germany is also shown including excerpts of speeches by Goring and Hitler. 45 min. DVD 3853 Jud Süß (1940) Directed by Veit Harlan. Produced in 1938, but not released until 1940, this was the film that made the wearing of the Jewish Star of David in Europe mandatory. This is the Nazi version of the novel of the same title by Lion Feuchtwanger. It is based on the real historical character of Josef Suss Oppenheimer who was tax advisor to Karl Alexander during the early 1700's and was publicly executed in Stuttgart for manipulation of state funds. In 1926 Feuchtwanger (also Jewish) wrote the novel "Jud Suss" which contained no anti-Semitic content whatsoever. In 1934 British Gaumat Studios produced the film under the title "Power". Minister of Nazi Propaganda Joseph Goebbels saw the film and felt that the film could be produced in a Nazi version to benefit National Socialism. 999:338 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Ohm Krüger(1941) Director: Hans Steinhoff. Cast: Emil Jannings, Ferdinand Marian, Hedwig Wangel. A good example of a German anti-British propaganda film produced during World War II. Involving the Boer War, the film is historically not entirely correct and was mainly meant to have the audience sympathize with the South African "boers" representing the German people fighting against the English. Based on themes found in the novel: Mann ohne Volk, by Arnold Krieger. 124 min. 999:2727 Hallstein, Christian W. "Ohm Kruger': the genesis of a Nazi propaganda film." (Critical Essay) Literature-Film Quarterly April 2002 v30 i2 p133(7) UCB users only Klotz, Marcia. "Epistemological Ambiguity and the Fascist Text: Jew S?ss, Carl Peters, and Ohm Kr?ger." New German Critique, No. 74, Special Issue on Nazi Cinema. (Spring - Summer, 1998), pp. 91-124. UCB users only Lutz, Reinhart C. "False history, fake Africa, and the transcription of Nazi reality in Hans Steinhoff's 'Ohm Krueger'." Literature-Film Quarterly 25.n3 (July 1997): 188(5) March with the Fuhrer A German propaganda film made by the Nazi Party produced just prior to WWII as a means of building mass hysteria. Documents the Hitler Youth at a rallying party in 1938. released 1940. 44 min. DVD 1612 Olympia I: The Festival of the People (1936-1938) Videocassette release of the 1936-1938 documentary by Leni Riefenstahl. After being commissioned by the 1936 Olympic committee to create a feature film of the Berlin Olympics, Riefenstahl made a film that celebrates the human body by combining the poetry of bodies in motion with close-ups of athletes in the heat of competition. Part I, "The Festival of the People," includes the carrying of the flame from Greece, the lighting of the torch and the track-and-field events where American runner Jessie Owens won an unprecedented four gold medals. 119 min. Video/C 5432 Information about this film from the Internet Movie Database Olympia II: The Festival of Beauty(1936-1938) Documentary by Leni Riefenstahl. Includes field hockey, polo, soccer, aquatic, bicycling, sailing and rowing events as well as the marathon race and the thrilling decathlon where American Glen Morris won the title of the greatest all-around athlete in the world. 96 min. Video/C 5433 Information about this film from the Internet Movie Database Der Sieg des Glaubens Originally produced and distributed by the NSDAP in 1933. Editor, Leni Riefenstahl; musical score, Herbert Windt. A film commissioned by Adolf Hitler as the official record of the Nuremberg Party Rally of 1933. 60 min. DVD 3855 Sieg im Westen (Victory in the West) A propaganda film of the German High Command of the Armed Forces. Contains footage filmed by camera crews on the front line, maps, and captured Allied footage. 120 min. Video/C 5429 Stukas (Stuky; Dive Bombers) (1941) During the German aerial attack on France in 1940, a young dive-bomber pilot loses the will to fight, but is inspired to rejoin the battle when he hears Wagner at Bayreuth. 92 min. Video/C 4107 Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database Tag der Freiheit A film by Leni Riefenstahl. Combines staged footage of war games with outtakes from Triumph of the Will. DVD version contains alternate track of Robert von Dassanowksy reading a comprehensive essay on Riefenstahl's career, critiquing both her own writing and that of her critics over the past half-century. 193? DVD DVD 6:8; Video/C 3084 and Video/C 1351 Triumph des Willens [Triumph of the Will]: Das Dokument vom Reichsparteitag 1934. A film commissioned by Adolph Hitler as the official record of the Nuremberg Party Rally of 1934. Produced as an important piece of political propaganda to introduce the new German leaders to the nation and to impress foreign audiences. 110 min. (German, no subtitles) Video/C 5429; 122 min. (English subtitles) DVD 711; Video/C 5428 See also: The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl. Credits and other information from the Internet Movie Database U-boote Westwarts!. A German propaganda war film in which a German U-boat captain and is crew battle British ships in the Atlantic in 1940. 50 min. Video/C 4106 Unsere Wehrmacht, Nurnberg 1935; Tag der Freiheit Titles on container: Day of freedom; Baptism of fire; Nazi newsreels. Contents: Tag der Freiheit (21 min.): A documentary about the German Army on maneuvers during war games; Feldzug in Polen (Narration in English; 34 min.): Documentary propaganda film on the invasion of Poland. The Nazis attempted to prove they were totally justified in their invasion of Poland, to free an oppressed people. Nazi newsreels (German with English subtitles; 17 min.): Excerpts from German weekly newsreels from the 1940s expounding the Nazi view of the war. Video/C 3084 (DVD 8419 [preservation copy]; also on DVD 6:8; vhs Video/C 1351) Tag der Freiheit WWII, An Audio History[Sound recording] Spans the globe to document the audio records of the United States, Great Britain, France, the Soviet Union, the Third Reich, Imperial Japan and more... to present the key moments of World War II. Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, Josef Stalin, Harry S. Truman, Mildred "Axis Sally" Gillars, Neville Chamberlain, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ezra Pound, William "Lord Haw Haw" Joyce, Hermann Goering, Joseph Goebbels, Hideki Tojo, King George VI, Charles Lindbergh. 78 hours. Sound/D 206 To the top Cold War Propaganda and Atomic Hysteria Anarchy U.S.A. (1966) This radical anti-negro, anti-communist, anti-civil rights propaganda documentary was made shortly after the Watts riots. Employing newsreel footage this film traces the methods used by communists to take over China, Cuba and Algeria, and then attempts to demonstrate that the same tactics have been used by the U.S. civil rights movement. 78 min. Video/C 2962 Animated Soviet Propaganda. American Imperialists. Racism, unemployment, aggression, excess -- the USSR's animation studios frequently took aim at these aspects of American culture. Representing five decades of animated Soviet propaganda, this program features short films that blast the U.S. and its perceived evils. Black and White and Mister Twister extol the absence of bigotry in Soviet society while Someone Else's Voice portrays jazz as "an enemy of the people." Ave Maria condemns America's presence in Vietnam and the influence of the Catholic Church, and The Shooting Gallery underscores the violence behind economic and class divisions. 81 min. DVD 5702 Fascist Barbarians. Hitler's invasion of Russia and Germany's post-WWII partition inspired a great deal of animated Soviet Propaganda. This program presents short films that disparage fascist aggression and America's supposed continuation of it. Fascist Boots on our Homeland and Cinema Circus vilify Hitler and the Nazi invaders; A Lesson Not Learned plays on Russian fears of a reunited, vengeful, and American-supported Germany; and Vasilyok, The Adventures of the Red Ties and The Violin of the Pioneer Pen are stories about brave and loyal Soviet children encountering and standing up to fascism. 116 min. DVD 5703 Capitalist Sharks. Just as America envisioned Communist threats during much of the 20th century, the specter of capitalism loomed large in the Soviet Cold War psyche. This program surveys Soviet animated propaganda, embodying that fiercely anti-capitalist spirit. Foreshadowing the space race, Interplanetary Revolution depicts a Communist triumph over free-market forces on Mars; China in Flames warns against capitalist interference in the Chinese Revolution; Shareholder proclaims the superiority of the Soviet economic system; and Proud Little Ship takes on capitalist aggression. 98 min. DVD 5704 Onward to the Shining Future. Soviet film studios worked hard to portray their government's system as idyllic and forward-looking. This program showcases animated films designed to promote that utopian vision. Soviet Toys, the earliest known example of Soviet animation, condemns Lenin's New Economic Policy; The Victorious Destination celebrates the achievements of Stalin's first five-year plan; Samoyed Boy praises the Soviet educational system and the casting-off of antiquated traditions; and Hot Stone, Little Organ, and Songs of the Fire Years rejoice over the passing of Czarist imperialism and the establishment of a new, benevolent society. Forward march, time! -- Soviet toys -- Samoyed boy -- The music box (Little organ) -- Lenin's Kino Pravda -- Join the collective -- Victorious desti