Propaganda Movies

Life under an oppressive dictatorship. Where citizens surrender themselves to the regime, become the part of the system and let go their freedom and...

A soldier is informed that enemies are headed towards his post, only moments before they arrive.

The first animated movie made in the Soviet Union, it portrays a bloated caricature of a Capitalist devouring a massive heap of food and drink.

German propaganda film about the importance of buying war bonds.

No one knows why for certain, but from 1968 to 1973 communist Albania enjoyed a brief liberalisation in the arts. Banned books and Beatles records...

Yael Hersonski's powerful documentary achieves a remarkable feat through its penetrating look at another film-the now-infamous Nazi-produced film...

Yugoslav Partisan propaganda film about the liberation of Istria at the end of the World War II.

The Sailor and the Seagull was released by the U.S. Navy in 1949 with a simple goal: encouraging servicemen to re-enlist. In the film, a disgruntled...

Norwegian propaganda film and cult drama about Eva (16) and Arne (17), both from well established homes, attend a class where a professor says that...

A doctor persuades a group of boys to be vaccinated by explaining how it will protect them against disease. Animated sequences depict the body...

The documentary tells two very different human fates in the 1920s Soviet Union. Nikolai Vavilov was a botanical genius, Trofim Lyssenko was an...

The spread of the Soviet revolution drives the blood sucking international capitalists to desperation, so they take their wealth and fly off into...

Short documentary about 50 years of history of Czechoslovakia, with archive images.

An industrialist's son becomes part of the communist party.

A combination of Lightning Sketches along with stop-motion animation illustrate England's reactions and responses in World War One.

First World War animated propaganda short, extolling Britain's naval history and mocking the German navy.

During World War II, the propaganda engine of the U.S. government made a pivotal decision with unforeseeable results: they tapped John Huston to...

The story of Viktor Stratoberdha (1921-1991) mirrors many of Albania’s tragedies. Stradoberdha’s humorous, buoyant style led him to be...

Ever seen a snake with a moustache? The Middle East was as much an ideological as a physical battleground in the Second World War. In the midst of...

Short animation from the early 1970s made in attempt to stop movie theater patrons from subscribing to pay TV.