Representation of the Germany and of the German nature in Hollywood during the Second World War an until the beginning of the Cold War (1942 - 1946)
Represantion of the Germany and of the German nature in Hollywood during the Second World War an until the beginning of the Cold War (1942 - 1946)

Summary/Abstract: This article is dedicated to the role of the Hollywood films in the foreign American policy in WWII, examining how it influenced it and was influenced by it. I will analyze the representation of Germans and Nazis in the American films in the years 1942-1946 as a function of the relationship between Hollywood and the American administration, and the goals of the American foreign policy in the harsh years of WWII. It will examine this representation through a number of films, and will try to see whether there are nuances, i.e., whether the film makers in Hollywood distinguished between different types of Germans, whether Hollywood accused all Germans or just Nazis. It will also examine to what extent, if at all, Hollywood served the goals of the American administration. It will start with a short historical background, and then survey part of the main films of the period under discussion, aiming to find out what is the background in which they were made and how were they accepted by the public and the critics.

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