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Theaters of War

Propaganda, I've been studying it the better part of my adult life, especially the war...

ROGER STAHL: Propaganda, I've been studying it the better part of my adult life, especially the war variety

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ROGER STAHL: Propaganda, I've been
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studying it the better part of my adult life, especially
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the war variety.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:01:56
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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Movie Summary

If you've seen Top Gun or Transformers, you might suspect all that military machinery comes with strings attached. This influence is not limited to a handful of movies, though. A vast new trove of internal documents reveals that t...
I knew that the DOD had an office for helping with movies. - Theaters of War 00:04
I knew that the DOD had an office for helping with movies.
It might as well have been a broom closet locked up - Theaters of War 00:07
It might as well have been a broom closet locked up
Then documents started to get out, some real revelations. - Theaters of War 00:05
Then documents started to get out, some real revelations.
The paper trail led me to a couple of British researchers - Theaters of War 00:07
The paper trail led me to a couple of British researchers
But they were delivering thousands of pages, eye popping - Theaters of War 00:06
But they were delivering thousands of pages, eye popping
These are some of the US Army script - Theaters of War 00:07
These are some of the US Army script
ROGER STAHL: When that door blew open, - Theaters of War 00:08
ROGER STAHL: When that door blew open,
But this journey was just getting started. - Theaters of War 00:04
But this journey was just getting started.
TRICIA JENKINS: The Pentagon is powerful in the film and TV industry - Theaters of War 00:06
TRICIA JENKINS: The Pentagon is powerful in the film and TV...
MATTHEW ALFORD: That is going to give them rights, usually contracted - Theaters of War 00:07
MATTHEW ALFORD: That is going to give them rights, usually...
TANNER MIRRLEES: But this is more insidious than actually sort of state - Theaters of War 00:06
TANNER MIRRLEES: But this is more insidious than actually...
Because it passes off as just entertainment. - Theaters of War 00:04
Because it passes off as just entertainment.
TRICIA JENKINS: And that's when propaganda is the most effective. - Theaters of War 00:04
TRICIA JENKINS: And that's when propaganda is the most...
You're a little bit more open to incorporating those ideas, - Theaters of War 00:07
You're a little bit more open to incorporating those...
SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: Some people probably would say, - Theaters of War 00:08
SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: Some people probably would say,
MATTHEW ALFORD: But what they don't know is how systematic this has been, - Theaters of War 00:07
MATTHEW ALFORD: But what they don't know is how...
SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: Now these Freedom of Information requests - Theaters of War 00:07
SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: Now these Freedom of Information requests
MATTHEW ALFORD: What we've found is - Theaters of War 00:16
MATTHEW ALFORD: What we've found is
SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: You would walk into the Entertainment Liaison - Theaters of War 00:08
SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: You would walk into the Entertainment...
MATTHEW ALFORD: You say I want to film an Air Force base, - Theaters of War 00:08
MATTHEW ALFORD: You say I want to film an Air Force base,