Chapter 19
The War in the Media—
During and After

No other military conflict has been so thoroughly covered by the motion picture industry as World War II. Hollywood (and its international counterparts) began producing war-related movies even before the war in Europe started, and cinematic interest has not diminished since, as evidenced by such recent and successful World War II flicks as Saving Private Ryan, The Thin Red Line, U-571, Enemy at the Gates, and Pearl Harbor.