But I think that it shines as an example of being able to distinguish human relations from seeing a whole nation as an enemy.
Yes.
Churchill, however, was not keen on that view and wanted pure propaganda.
Churchill is said to have confronted Anton Walbrook who was appearing in the West End.. He asked Walbrook what Blimp meant and whether he thought it was good propaganda. Walbrook replied,
"No people in the world other than the English would have had the courage in the midst of war to tell the people such unvarnished truth." (from AL Kennedy's BFI Film Classic book on the film)
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Date: 2007-12-01 03:33 pm (UTC)Yes.
Churchill, however, was not keen on that view and wanted pure propaganda.
Churchill is said to have confronted Anton Walbrook who was appearing in the West End.. He asked Walbrook what Blimp meant and whether he thought it was good propaganda. Walbrook replied,
"No people in the world other than the English would have had the courage in the midst of war to tell the people such unvarnished truth." (from AL Kennedy's BFI Film Classic book on the film)