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.
Cast
Sébastien Desjours
Self - Narrator (voice)
Anne Bernays
Self - E. Bernays' Daughter
Noam Chomsky
Self - Linguist
Stuart Ewen
Self - Historian
Chris Hedges
Self - Journalist
David Miller
Self - Sociologist
Shelley Spector
Self - Visual Artist
Larry Tye
Self - Writer
Edward L. Bernays
Self - Publicist (archive footage)
Carlos Castillo Armas
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks
Self - Actor (archive footage)
John D. Rockefeller
Self - Businessman (archive footage)
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Lowell Thomas
Self - Writer (archive footage)
Harry S. Truman
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Woodrow Wilson
Self - Politician (archive footage)
Crew
Jimmy Leipold
Director
Pauline Pallier
Editor
Denis Gaubert
Director of Photography
Rémi Berge
Color Grading
Anne Gènevaux
Producer
Laurent Thomas
Sound Editor, Sound Mixer
Alexander Marshall
Sound Recordist
Graeme Willetts
Sound Recordist
Siegfried Canto
Original Music Composer
Thomas Arbez
Production Director
Linda Simhon
Researcher
Susan Hormuth
Researcher
Cécile Niderman
Researcher
Patrick Allin
Researcher
Zaven Najjar
Graphic Designer
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