Heroes

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Date
1961
Summary
Makes the assumption that the heroes of a society embody its ideals and aspirations, and shows that we can learn a great deal about American values by exploring some of the hero types of the past sixty years. Describes the adulation of matinee idols, from Valentino to Sinatra; of doers of big deeds, from Lindbergh to Shepard; of preeminent political figures, from Lincoln to Churchill. Shows that today, in a sophisticated age of psychological analysis, the fictional romantic "hero" stereotype is fast disappearing, but claims that we are still apt to confuse the celebrity with the hero, the manufactured myth with reality.
Contributors
WTTW, Chicago; John Dodds; Donley F. Fedderson; Ted Nielsen; Martin Rubenstein
Publishers
National Educational Television; Indiana University Audio-Visual Center
Genres
Educational; Historical
Subjects
Heroes; Sociology; Heroes in popular culture
Collection
National Educational Television
Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
Language
English
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Physical Description
1 film reel (29 min.) sound,black and white/monochrome; 16 mm
Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: 7812453; Other: GR00467144; MDPI Barcode: 40000003305457

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