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 as Self - Narrator (voice)
- Anne Bernays as Self - E. Bernays' Daughter
- Noam Chomsky as Self - Linguist
- Stuart Ewen as Self - Historian
- Chris Hedges as Self - Journalist
- David Miller as Self - Sociologist
- Shelley Spector as Self - Visual Artist
- Larry Tye as Self - Writer
- Edward L. Bernays as Self - Publicist (archive footage)
- Carlos Castillo Armas as Self - Politician (archive footage)