This paper explores the history of the first economics film, made by Michael Polanyi. It traces the evolution of the film from the first idea to the latest version. It portrays Polanyi’s motives for making the film, the contexts in which the film was embedded, and its perception by various individuals and communities. The paper demonstrates the novelty of both the content and the presentation of Polanyi’s economic ideas through the eyes of his contemporaries. It discusses why it was important for Polanyi to make a film about the circulation of money and the principle of neutrality, and comments on what historiographers of economic thought might learn if they put a stronger emphasis on visual representations in their pursuits.

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迈克尔·波兰尼的中立凯恩斯主义和第一部经济电影，1933 年至 1945 年

本文探讨了迈克尔·波兰尼（Michael Polanyi）制作的第一部经济电影的历史。它追溯了电影从最初的想法到最新版本的演变过程。它描绘了 Polanyi 制作这部电影的动机、电影所处的背景以及不同个人和社区对它的看法。这篇论文通过同时代人的眼光展示了波兰尼经济思想的内容和表述的新颖性。它讨论了为什么对波兰尼来说制作一部关于货币流通和中立原则的电影很重要，并评论了经济思想史学家如果在他们的追求中更加强调视觉表现可能会学到什么。