Prisoner of War - with Phil Tinline

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Summary <p>In what is surely the most obscure episode of any podcast ever recorded, Rob and Duncan are joined by author and documentary-maker Phil Tinline to watch 1954's "Prisoner of War", the film that was going to turn Ronald Reagan into a major movie star. </p><br><p>The reason that never happened wasn't simply the quality of the movie. It was also because of a shift in the US military's attitude to prisoners returning from Korea, which makes this film a fascinating window into the changing mindset. "Every man has his breaking point," Reagan warns, but why did that message become unpopular? And more importantly, how is he smuggling his hair products into North Korea? </p><br><p>You can watch Prisoner of War here: <a href="https://youtu.be/uUhJVRCMN6U?si=XHxsSNf2cNjH0fCB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/uUhJVRCMN6U?si=XHxsSNf2cNjH0fCB</a> or here: <a href="https://archive.org/details/prisoner-of-war" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://archive.org/details/prisoner-of-war</a> </p><p>And you can watch Phil's documentary about it here: <a href="http://www7.bbk.ac.uk/hiddenpersuaders/documentaries/every-man-breaking-point-reagan-brainwashing-movies/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www7.bbk.ac.uk/hiddenpersuaders/documentaries/every-man-breaking-point-reagan-brainwashing-movies/</a></p><p>And you can buy Ghosts Of Iron Mountain, Phil's new book, here: <a href="https://amzn.to/4orOWeC" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/4orOWeC</a></p><br><p>Suggestions? Comments? Drop us a line at <a href="mailto:warmovietheatre@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">warmovietheatre@gmail.com</a>.</p><p>Visit us at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre</a>&nbsp;or on&nbsp;<a href="https://bsky.app/profile/warmovietheatre.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://x.com/warmovietheatre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>.</p><p><br></p><h3>See our prospective movie list! Buy merch! Visit our website: <a href="https://warmovietheatre.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://warmovietheatre.com</a></h3><p><br></p><h3>Help us out by doing our listener survey: <a href="http://bit.ly/warmovietheatre-survey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/warmovietheatre-survey</a></h3><p><br></p><h3>Suggestions? Comments? Drop us a line at warmovietheatre@gmail.com.</h3><h3>Visit us at <a href="https://www.facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">facebook.com/WarMovieTheatre</a> or on <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/warmovietheatre.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bluesky</a> and <a href="https://x.com/warmovietheatre" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a> or <a href="https://warmovietheatre.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">at our website</a>.</h3><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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