Why We Fight: Prelude to War

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

Why We Fight: Prelude to War (1942)

Timing: 0:53 (53 min)

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Release date

1942-05-27

Country

United States

Production

U.S. War Department, War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry

Genre

Documentary, War

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Website

http://www.archive.org/details/PreludeToWar

Director

Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak

Actors

Walter Huston, Max Schmeling, Adolf Hitler
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Operator

Robert Flaherty

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Editing

William Hornbeck
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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.

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