 Emeric Pressburger (qv) said, "Goebbels [Josef Goebbels (qv),  Nazi Propaganda Minister] considered himself a master of propaganda  but Id thought Id show him a thing or two". Ironically,  Pressburgers status in Britain at the time was as an enemy alien,  so when he returned from filming in Canada he found himself  imprisoned and threatened with deportation. Thanks to the  intervention of Michael Powell (I) (qv) and the Ministry of  Information, this did not happen.