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Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media

A Primer In Intellectual Self-Defense

1992•2h 47m•7.6/10
Documentary

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7.6/10(93)

A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.

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Production

ONF | NFB, Necessary Illusions Productions Inc.

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Noam Chomsky

Noam Chomsky

Self

Mark Achbar

Mark Achbar

Self - Interviewer

Edward S. Herman

Self

William F. Buckley Jr.

William F. Buckley Jr.

Self (uncredited)

Peter Jennings

Peter Jennings

Self (uncredited)

Bill Moyers

Bill Moyers

Self (uncredited)

Tom Wolfe

Tom Wolfe

Self (uncredited)

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