Overview
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)
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
The Angel
Joker
The Avengers
Oppenheimer
The Departed
Back to the Future
The Intouchables
Venom
The Shawshank Redemption
Titanic
The Matrix
Inglourious Basterds
Saw
Shrek
Interstellar
Arrival
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Godzilla vs. Kong
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl