Dishonest American Propaganda Movie From the Sixites: A Day in America DVD (1968)

A Day in America, a dishonestly patriotic propaganda film, attempts to counteract the social unrest of the late 1960s. The Vietnam War was raging and riots and demonstrations were almost ubiquitous - but in this film America is an idyllic, peaceful place to live and work. Montages of different scenes of American work, leisure, and school, with some artfully placed military footage as well pepper this false account of America. Scenes include kids reciting the pledge of allegiance, major-league baseball, NASA, night clubs, various church services, Native Americans, steel, auto, textile industries, construction of the World Trade Center, and more. There is even footage about Hollywood that includes scenes from a movie set with Barbra Streisand and Gene Kelly. Fascinating for its emphasis on the more conservative and mainstream elements of the 1960s, and its ill intended omission of the subversive and chaotic elements, makes A Day in America a paramount propaganda movie.

• Title: A Day in America

• Year: 1968

• Run Time: 27 Minutes

• Audio/Visual: Sound, Color