Manufacturing consent [videorecording] : Noam Chomsky and the media / Necessary Illusions in co-production with National Film Board of Canada ; producer and director, Mark Achbar, Peter Wintonick ; producer, Adam Symansky.
Explores the political life and times of the controversial author, linguist, and radical philosopher Noam Chomsky. Focuses on Chomsky's analysis of the hidden use of ideological manipulation in democratic societies.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 videodisc (167 min.) : sound, color w/black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Publisher: New York : Zeitgeist Video, 2002.
- Copyright: ©1992.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Executive producers for Zeitgeist Video (for DVD): Paul J. Mallon, Jr. and Ian Stimler. Special features include: Noam Chomsky reflects on the film; extended excerpts from the 1969 Firing line debate with William F. Buckley Jr.; 1971 discussion with Michel Foucault; filmmaker bios and production notes. Includes 45 minutes of extra video material. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Pt. 1. Thought control in a democratic society -- Pt. 2. Activating dissent. |
System Details Note: | DVD. |
Awards Note: | Chicago International Film Festival, 1992: Best Social/Political Documentary. Vancouver International Film Festival, 1992: Most Popular Canadian Film. |
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Subject: | Chomsky, Noam. Mass media criticism > United States. Mass media > United States. |
Genre: | Documentary films. |
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