Author: | Ben Urwand | ISBN: | 9780674728356 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | September 10, 2013 |
Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
Author: | Ben Urwand |
ISBN: | 9780674728356 |
Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
Publication: | September 10, 2013 |
Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
Language: | English |
To continue doing business in Germany, Hollywood studios agreed not to make films attacking Nazis or condemning persecution of Jews. Ben Urwand reveals this collaboration and the cast of characters it drew in, ranging from Goebbels to Louis B. Mayer. At the center was Hitler himself--obsessed with movies and their power to shape public opinion.
To continue doing business in Germany, Hollywood studios agreed not to make films attacking Nazis or condemning persecution of Jews. Ben Urwand reveals this collaboration and the cast of characters it drew in, ranging from Goebbels to Louis B. Mayer. At the center was Hitler himself--obsessed with movies and their power to shape public opinion.