Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Name: Why We Fight: Prelude to War
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 1942
Duration: 53 min
Rating: 6.432

1942 · 53 min

Documentary · War

★ 6.4

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Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was made to convince American troops of the necessity of combating the Axis Powers during World War II. This film examines the differences between democratic and fascist states.

Crew

Director Frank Capra
Director Anatole Litvak
Director of Photography Robert Flaherty

Cast

Walter Huston
Self - Narrator (voice)
Max Schmeling
Self - German paratrooper (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self

Crew

Director — Frank Capra
Director — Anatole Litvak
Director of Photography — Robert Flaherty

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