During the Second World War, Walt Disney concluded a contract with the United States government to develop 32 animated shorts. Almost failed by Fantasy (1940), Disney had to fill her chests and make American propaganda films did not seem to be a bad way to do so. Donald Duck has been called upon to transmit moral messages to the domestic public on numerous occasions (see The spirit of '43 And Der Fuehrer's face). But this was not the case with Death education: the manufacture of Nazis, A film broadcast in American cinemas in 1943.
Based on a Book written by Gregor ZiemerThis animated short film used a different range of characters to show how the Nazi party transformed young innocent into corrupt children of Hitler. Unlike other subjects covered in Disney War Films (for example, taxes and the project), this theme – the culture of young minds – is terribly close to his home. And that may be why it is one of the best Disney films in wartime.
Spiegel online more about the propaganda films of the Second World War Disney here, And you can find some of these films in the links below. Also find links to other propaganda films from the Second World War of Dr Seuss, Mel Blanc, Alfred Hitchcock, Frank Capra and more.
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