Purple Heart and Casablanca, Messages to the American Public in the Turbulent Years of World War II

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Film was used in the turbulent years of World War II as a means of reaffirming our role and purpose as Americans. Casablanca, produced in 1942, and The Purple Heart, produced in 1944, each emphasize valor and self sacrifice as a critical component of American ideology. Five sources.