Challenge of Ideas, The (Part II) (1961)
1961 · Ephemeral film · 3 min
- War
Synopsis
Various celebrities and news-media figures discuss the polarization of politics between the Western Allies of the United States and the Soviet bloc, pointing out the need for vigilance and action to protect democracy in the U.S. and abroad.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Released
- 1961-01-01
- Running time
- 3 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Prelinger Archives
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Cold War
Cast & crew
John Wayne
Helen Hayes- Frank McGee
Lowell Thomas
Edward R. Murrow
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★ · The Challenge Of Staying Awake · Spuzz · 2003-03-06
In this monotonous hoo-ha of of how great America is compared to Those Communist Bastards, noted experts like Edward R. Murrow, John Wayne and, yes, Helen Hayes trot out to spit out ideologies of how great America is compared to the communists. Curiously, R. Murrow and Wayne both have lit cigarettes in their hands. Is that some kind of metaphor? Dissapointingly plodding and boring, it's not really worth your time, despite it's starpower.
Propaganda · spartan2600 · 2010-06-28
Its only in totalitarian societies that you could find the concept of "anti-American." In the USSR, the worst thing anyone could be, was "anti-Soviet." The worst thing a German could be in 1938 was "anti-German." During the Cold War, the concept of "anti-American" was introduced, inaugurating the end of what democracy and freedom there was in the US for the sake of "fighting communism." Its interesting to see the destruction of freedom put under the guise of "fighting for freedom." Freedom was crushed under the force of nationalism or patriotism. This film shows that even people like Murrow…