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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (1992)

167 min  -  Documentary | Biography | War  -   6 November 1992 (Australia)
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A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.

Directors:

Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick

Stars:

Noam Chomsky, Mark Achbar and Edward S. Herman
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Cast

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Mark Achbar ...
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Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky ...
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Edward S. Herman Edward S. Herman ...
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Storyline

This film showcases Noam Chomsky, one of America's leading linguists and political dissidents. It also illustrates his message of how government and big media businesses cooperate to produce an effective propaganda machine in order to manipulate the opinions of the United States populous. The key example for this analysis is the simultaneous events of the massive coverage of the communist atrocities of Khmer Rouge regime of Cambodia and the suppression of news of the US supported Indonesian invasion and subjugation of East Timor. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>  

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Plot Keywords:

Propaganda | Media | Chomsky | Government | East Timor  | See more »

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A Primer In Intellectual Self-Defense

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Documentary | Biography | War

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Country:

Australia | Finland | Norway | Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Chomsky, les médias et les illusions nécessaires See more »

Filming Locations:

American University - 4400 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Humanist Broadcasting Foundation, National Film Board of Canada (NFB), Necessary Illusions Productions Inc. See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono

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Black and White  | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Chomsky himself had a mixed reaction to the film, feeling that it simply didn't communicate his message. See more »

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This film is intended to encourage discussion about media and democracy See more »

Connections

Featured in Dominance and Terror: A Discussion with Noam Chomsky (2004) See more »

Soundtracks

"Timor: Songs of the Ema"
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