Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media
“A Primer In Intellectual Self-Defense”
1992•2h 47m•7.6•Released
Documentary
A film about the noted American linguist/political dissident and his warning about corporate media's role in modern propaganda.
Director
Peter Wintonick
Languages
English
Studio
ONF | NFB
Cast
Noam Chomsky
Self
Mark Achbar
Self - Interviewer
Edward S. Herman
Self
William F. Buckley Jr.
Self (uncredited)
Peter Jennings
Self (uncredited)
Bill Moyers
Self (uncredited)
Tom Wolfe
Self (uncredited)
Production
Company
ONF | NFB
Company
Necessary Illusions Productions Inc.
Producer
Peter Wintonick
Producer
Adam Symansky
Producer
Mark Achbar
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