THEME EXPLORATION

World War II propaganda

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
1983 · Nagisa Oshima
Ashes and Diamonds
Ashes and Diamonds
1958 · Andrzej Wajda
Scrap Happy Daffy
Scrap Happy Daffy
1943 · Frank Tashlin
Come and See
Come and See
1985 · Elem Klimov
Apocalypse Now
Apocalypse Now
1979 · Francis Ford Coppola
Donbass
Donbass
2018 · Sergei Loznitsa
The Devil's Backbone
The Devil's Backbone
2001 · Guillermo del Toro
Benediction
Benediction
2018 · Terence Davies
Casque Bleu
Casque Bleu
1995 · Chris Marker
Casualties of War
Casualties of War
1989 · Brian De Palma
Dogface
Dogface
1959 · Samuel Fuller
Emitaï
Emitaï
1973 · Ousmane Sembène
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Frank Capra United States

His 'Why We Fight' series directly countered Axis propaganda with American wartime documentaries that shaped public opinion during WWII.

 Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

His revolutionary montage techniques were adopted by Soviet propagandists during WWII and influenced how propaganda film was constructed globally.