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Remembering World War II: an Analysis of British and American Portrayals of the War in Television and Film Renee Thiele Abstract Methods Future Work Remembering World War II: An Analysis of British and American Portrayals of the War in Television and Film Renee Thiele Abstract Methods Future Work How do American and British society view World War II through the lens of media? • Film and television portrayals of World War II 1. Analyze a wider range of film and television examples • British and American cinematic perspective • Realizing that WWII portrayals are multi-faceted 2. Determine if the American cinema or the British cinemas was more • Interpretations of World War II • WWII portrayals offer different points of view, intent/objectives, and truth in fiction. historically accurate • Foyle’s War Analyzing films for themes, emphasized material, and historical truthfulness • Battle of Britain • 3. Expand the research focus to include other cinematic cultures • Hogan’s Heroes 4. Conduct surveys to see what messages and themes various audience • Schindler’s List • Historical value Conclusions members are pulling from the selected media • Messages/themes 5. Examine the media to see which portrayals are skewed the most by bias FOYLE’S WAR: Introduction • Historical authenticity with consulting Foyle’s War—very References Foyle’s War: historically grounded picture historian (Imperial War Museum) Primary Sources: • Feasible basis of crime in Britain of World War II PBS British television series (2002-2015) “Article 1—No Title.” The Manchester Guardian (1901-1959), Mar 28, 1941. • http://ezproxy.liberty.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fhistorical- • Additional war front (Homefront): May 1940- January 1947 • True depiction of Britain newspapers%2Farticle-1-no-title%2Fdocview%2F484985757%2Fse- 2%3Faccountid%3D12085. • Sacrifices of war Clary, Robert. From Holocaust to Hogan's Heroes: The Autobiography of Robert Clary. Lanham, Espionage and intelligence MD: Taylor Trade, 2001. • Clary, Robert, interview by Mike Di Stasio, Reel Talk with the Hollywood Kid, N.D, on YouTube, video, https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dCoZWgbSSEk. Foyle's War, seasons 1-6. Directed by Jeremy Silbertson and Stuart Orme, featuring Michael BATTLE OF BRITAIN: Kitchen and Honeysuckle Weeks. Aired on October 27, 2002-May 16, 2010 on PBS (Greenlit Productions and Paddock Productions), DVD. Hamilton, Guy, dir. Battle of Britain. (1969; USA: Spitfire Productions and United Artists, 1969), DVD. • Used day-to-day accounts of Hogan's Heroes, seasons 1-6. Directed by Gene Reynolds and Edward H. Feldman, featuring Bob Battle of Britain—fine historical events Crane, Werner Klemperer, and John Banner. Aired on September 17, 1965-April 4, 1971 on Paramount and CBS (Bing Crosby Productions and Bob Crane Enterprises), DVD. example of the experiences • Britain’s desperate position Horowitz, Anthony, interview by PBS, PBS Masterpiece Theatre, November 20, 2002, on DVD. Battle of Britain: Howell, Anthony, Honeysuckle Weeks, interview by PBS, PBS Masterpiece Theatre, November 5, of • RDF as a secret weapon 2003, on DVD. Spielberg, Steven, dir. Schindler's List. (1993; USA: Universal Pictures, 1994), DVD. • British film (1969) this World War II battle • Germany’s blunder “Women Guest of the Savoy Hotel Find Comfort in Air Raid Shelters.” The Washington Post 1940’s Britain’s conflict: RAF vs. Luftwaffe (1923-1954), Oct 06, 1940. • http://ezproxy.liberty.edu/login?qurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.proquest.com%2Fhistorical- newspapers%2Fwomen-guest-savoy-hotel-find-comfort-air- raid%2Fdocview%2F151320854%2Fse-2%3Faccountid%3D12085. 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Edinburgh, UK: Edinburgh University Press, 2007. • American TV show (1965-1971) • No significance to World War II 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11absurd 12 13 14 • Stalag 13 POW Camp, Germany 1942 Nicholas, Sian. “History, Revisionism and Television Drama: Foyle's War and the ‘Myth of • Holocaust Jews in cast comedy not based in 1940’”. Media History 13, no. 2-3 (2007): 203-219. “Schindler’s List.” Imdb.com. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108052/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0. • Commentary on Vietnam World Shandley , Robert R. Hogan's Heroes , TV Milestones Series. Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 2011. A• CaricaturesB War II’s history “The Secret Lyrics to 13 Classic TV Theme Songs.” MeTV.com. https://metv.com/lists/the-secret- • Intelligence and sabotage lyrics-to-13-classic-tv-theme-songs. • Absence of Nazi atrocities Image Citations: Allstar/Cinetext/Universal. Schindler’s List at 25: Looking Back on Spielberg’s Defining Holocaust Drama, N.D. 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