The Collaboration Hollywood's Pact with Hitler |
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| Author:
| Urwand, Ben |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-72474-7 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2013 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Imprint: | Belknap Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $26.95 |
Book Description:
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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 himselfâe"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 himselfâe"obsessed with movies and their power to shape public opinion.