
2018 · Jimmy Leipold · 54 min
How can the masses be controlled? Apparently, the American publicist Edward L. Bernays (1891-1995), a pioneer in the field of propaganda and public relations, knew the answer to such a key question. The amazing story of the master of manipulation and the creation of the engineering of consent; a frightening true story about advertising, lies and charlatans.
Sébastien DesjoursSelf - Narrator (voice)
Anne BernaysSelf - E. Bernays' Daughter
Noam ChomskySelf - LinguistStuart EwenSelf - Historian
Chris HedgesSelf - JournalistDavid MillerSelf - SociologistShelley SpectorSelf - Visual ArtistLarry TyeSelf - Writer
Edward L. BernaysSelf - Publicist (archive footage)
Carlos Castillo ArmasSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Charlie ChaplinSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Douglas FairbanksSelf - Actor (archive footage)
John D. RockefellerSelf - Businessman (archive footage)
Franklin D. RooseveltSelf - Politician (archive footage)
Lowell ThomasSelf - Writer (archive footage)