To tell the truth, a history of documentary film. [Episode 3], The strategy of truth / a Lumiere Production ; director, David van Taylor.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Taylor, David Van, director.

Baldwin, Alec, 1958- narrator.

Lumiere Productions.

Icarus Films.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Documentary films--Production and direction--History.

Documentary films.

Documentary films--Propaganda--History.

World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda.

World War, 1939-1945.

Propaganda.

History.

Documentary films--Production and direction.

Genre:

Nonfiction films.

Documentary films.

Feature films.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 streaming video file (57 min.) : digital, sound, color with black and white sequences

Other Title:

Strategy of truth

Place of Publication:

[Brooklyn, N.Y.] : [Distributed by] Icarus Films, [2014]

Language Note:

Closed-captioned.

System Details:

System requirements: Firefox 4 and up; Safari 5.0 and up; Chrome version 21 and up; Internet Explorer 8 and up; Flash or HTML5 player.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

video file

Summary:

The Strategy of Truth explores the role of film as propaganda during World War II, and the different forms it took in the US, the UK, and Germany. It also raises the central question of whether a film can be both documentary--reflecting the truth--and propaganda.

Participant:

Narrator, Alec Baldwin.

Credits:

Editor, Omry Maoz ; music, Teese Gohl ; camera, Joel Shapiro, Michael Miles.

Notes:

Title from title frames.

Originally produced by: Lumiere Productions, c2012; previously released in 2013.

Part of a six program series on the history of documentary filmmaking.

Description based on online resource; title from title frames (Docuseek2, viewed August 11, 2014).

Publisher Number:

if-tt3 Docuseek2

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.