Collaboration Hollywood's Pact with Hitler

Name: Collaboration Hollywood's Pact with Hitler
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ISBN: 9780674724747

ISBN-10: 0674724747

ISBN-13: 9780674724747

Edition: 2013

Authors: Ben Urwand

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To continue doing business in Germany after Hitler's ascent to power, Hollywood studios agreed not to make films that attacked the Nazis or condemned Germany's persecution of Jews. Ben Urwand reveals this bargain for the first time--a "collaboration" (Zusammenarbeit) that drew in a cast of characters ranging from notorious German political leaders such as Goebbels to Hollywood icons such as Louis B. Mayer.At the center of Urwand's story is Hitler himself, who was obsessed with movies and recognized their power to shape public opinion. In December 1930, his Party rioted against the Berlin screening of All Quiet on the Western Front, which led to a chain of unfortunate events and decisions.…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 9/10/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 7.00" wide x 10.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

Ben Urwand is a Junior Fellow of the Society of Fellows at Harvard University.



Prologue



Hitler's Obsession with Film



Enter Hollywood



"Good"



"Bad"



"Switched Off"



Switched On


Epilogue


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index