Propagandic newsreel commissioned by J. Edgar Hoover to make the FBI's killing of John Dillinger seem more heroic, after a public outcry complained that the government's shooting a man in the back while leaving a movie theatre was cowardly.
H.C. Hoagland
United States
If you enjoy watching history get flattened by a steamroller of pure bias, you’ll find this fascinating. It’s definitely not for anyone looking for a nuanced crime drama or a fair shake of the facts. If you prefer your documentaries to actually, you know, document things instead of just yelling "we’re the good guys" at...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Unknown Director
Unknown Director
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"If you enjoy watching history get flattened by a steamroller of pure bias, you’ll find this fascinating. It’s definitely not for anyone looking for a nuanced crime drama or a fair shake of the facts. If you prefer your documentaries to actually, you know, document things instead of just yelling "we’re the good guys" at the screen, skip this one. The whole thing feels like the government sweating through its suit. Hoover was clearly panicked that the public saw the FBI as a bunch of back-shootin..."
