Propaganda: Engineering Consent

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.

Documentary History TV Movie

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))