Product Details

• Directors: A2ZCDS.com
• Format: Black & White, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD, Flash, Full length, Full Screen, Original recording remastered, Restored, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 2
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Tapeworm Video
• DVD Release Date: March 21, 2005
• Run Time: 119 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00078JXVM
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,753 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

In this day and age when Russia is one of the biggest capitalist marketplaces in the world, it’s hard to imagine a time when the Soviet Union and the communist menace were considered the biggest threats to the American way of life in history. That’s why it’s a good idea sometimes to go back in time and look at films like the ones captured on this remarkable 2-DVD set. What you get is a full collection of films made by the US Government at the height of the McCarthy era for the purpose of making people scared of communism.

Of course, another subtext of all the films was to encourage people to embrace capitalism and start spending money so that our economy would continue to run like a roaring steam engine. History shows us that capitalism was always destined to win – but at this time (even after Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged was published) government leaders were terrified that American workers would unite and start a communist revolution at home. These are all scare tactics of course, but taken as a whole this is an invaluable historical document.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Scary, April 26, 2006

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Arthur (America) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cold War Era: Political Paranoia (DVD)

The lengths that the goverenment would go to after World War II to convince people that the communists who had just been our allies were now our ennemies is truly astounding.

I liked these film shorts for their shock value. Some of the stuff that the governemnt told people was simply scary and just plain wrong.

I'm glad to have seen these films. It gives me perspective.

4 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars America First, May 5, 2006

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delores - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cold War Era: Political Paranoia (DVD)

I am so happy to see films that show how great America is as a nation and how hard we had to fight the communists during the cold war.

I can remember when these films first came out an we were a united nation against the Soviet Union.

They were a great way to educate people about the dangers of the left - and helped us win the war!

I am so glad they can be seen again. Everyone should watch them!