 Poles were forbidden , under penalty of death , to own radios . The press was reduced from over 2 @,@ 000 publications to a few dozen , all censored by the Germans . All pre @-@ war newspapers were closed , and the few that were published during the occupation were new creations under the total control of the Germans . Such a thorough destruction of the press was unprecedented in contemporary history . The only officially available reading matter was the propaganda press that was disseminated by the German occupation administration . Cinemas , now under the control of the German propaganda machine , saw their programming dominated by Nazi German movies , which were preceded by propaganda newsreels . The few Polish films permitted to be shown ( about 20 % of the total programming ) were edited to eliminate references to Polish national symbols as well as Jewish actors and producers . Several propaganda films were shot in Polish , although no Polish films were shown after 1943 . As all profits from Polish cinemas were officially directed toward German war production , attendance was discouraged by the Polish underground ; a famous underground slogan declared : " Tylko świnie siedzą w kinie " ( " Only pigs attend the movies " ) . A similar situation faced theaters , which were forbidden by the Germans to produce " serious " spectacles . Indeed , a number of propaganda pieces were created for theater stages . Hence , theatrical productions were also boycotted by the underground . In addition , actors were discouraged from performing in them and warned that they would be labeled as collaborators if they failed to comply . Ironically , restrictions on cultural performances were eased in Jewish ghettos , given that the Germans wished to distract ghetto inhabitants and prevent them from grasping their eventual fate . 
 Poles <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> forbidden , under penalty of death , to own radios . The press was reduced from over 2 @,@ 000 publications to a few dozen , all censored by the Germans . All <a href='uninflect' title='2'><mark>pre</mark></a> @-@ war newspapers <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> closed , and the few <a href='null_relcl' title='4'><mark>that</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='5'><mark>were</mark></a> published during the occupation <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> new creations under the total control of the Germans . Such a thorough destruction of the press was unprecedented in contemporary history . The only officially available reading matter was the propaganda press <a href='null_relcl' title='7'><mark>that</mark></a>was disseminated by the German occupation administration . Cinemas , now under the control of the German propaganda machine , saw their programming dominated by Nazi German movies , which <a href='uninflect' title='8'><mark>were</mark></a> preceded by propaganda newsreels . The few Polish films permitted to be shown ( about 20 % of the total programming ) <a href='uninflect' title='9'><mark>were</mark></a> edited to eliminate references to Polish national symbols as well as Jewish actors and producers . Several propaganda films <a href='uninflect' title='10'><mark>were</mark></a> shot in Polish , although no Polish films <a href='uninflect' title='11'><mark>were</mark></a> shown after 1943 . As all profits from Polish cinemas <a href='uninflect' title='12'><mark>were</mark></a> officially directed toward German war production , attendance was discouraged by the Polish underground ; a famous underground slogan declared : " Tylko świnie siedzą w kinie " ( " Only pigs attend the movies " ) . A similar situation faced theaters , which <a href='uninflect' title='13'><mark>were</mark></a> forbidden by the Germans to produce " serious " spectacles . Indeed , a number of propaganda pieces <a href='uninflect' title='14'><mark>were</mark></a> created for theater stages . Hence , theatrical productions <a href='uninflect' title='15'><mark>were</mark></a> also boycotted by the underground . In addition , actors <a href='uninflect' title='16'><mark>were</mark></a> discouraged from performing in them and warned that they would be labeled as collaborators if they failed to comply . Ironically , restrictions on cultural performances <a href='uninflect' title='17'><mark>were</mark></a> eased in Jewish ghettos , given that the Germans wished to distract ghetto inhabitants and prevent them from grasping their eventual fate . 
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