Iluminace 2014, 26(2):75-98

"Do Not Attempt to Investigate on Your Own!" The Threshold of Decision-Making Power and Supervision of Institutions in Red Scare Movies

Martin Mišúr

The author of the study carries out a thematic analysis of an ideologically exclusive sample of an anti-communist cycle of feature films labelled Red Scare, which he characterises as post-war anti-communist works that focus on a perceived internal threat. The study outlines the specific position of institutions, institutions, and organizations in contemporary American society and highlights their involvement in the selected sample of films.

Keywords: film history, political aspects, Cold War, political movements, ideology and film, anti-communism and film, communism and film, production

Published: June 1, 2014  Show citation

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Mišúr, M. (2014). "Do Not Attempt to Investigate on Your Own!" The Threshold of Decision-Making Power and Supervision of Institutions in Red Scare Movies. Iluminace, 26(2), 75-98
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