committing . The onlything we had to do was show the people exactly what was going on, and letthem see and decide for themselves. And in doing this the great many peopleof this nation pulled together and with out a doubt changed the tides of thewar.ConclusionIf one compares the directness and intensity of the effect that thevarious means of propaganda have on the great masses, film is withoutquestion the most powerful. The written and spoken word depend entirely onthe content or on the emotional appeal of the speaker, but film uses pictures,pictures that for eighty years have been accompanied by sound. We knowthat the impact of a message is greater if it is less abstract, more visual. Thatmakes it clear why film, with its series of continually moving images, musthave a particular persuasive force. Film is a very effective tool in waging awar. With out it, it would be hard to get the people to stand behind you andsupport your cause. Without the people it is hard to win a war. Thus I feelthat with out films contribution to the propaganda effort the WWII wouldhave been very, very different.Bibliography“Der exige Jude”: Quellenkritische Analyse eines antisemititschenPropagandaf ilms, Institute Fur Wissenschaftlichen Film, Gottingen,1995,p.134Ellul, Jacques, Propaganda: The Formation of Men’s Attitudes. New York:Alfred A. Knoph, 1965.Hippler, Fritz, “Der Film als Waffe,” Unser Wille und Weg, 7(1937),pp.21-23.“Propaganda,” Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia 2000....
