Why We Fight: Prelude to War

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Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942)

Directed by Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak

“The US government puts the finger on the United Nations' enemies”

Documentary, War · 53m

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.

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Cast

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

Crew

Director
Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak
Director of Photography
Robert Flaherty
Editor
William Hornbeck

Details

Release date
1942-05-27
Runtime
53m
Genres
Documentary, War
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry, U.S. War Department