Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Genres
Documentary War

Release Date: May 27, 1942

Runtime: 53 minutes

Rating: 6.435/10

Status: Released

Production Companies
  • War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry
  • U.S. War Department

Overview

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.

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

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Cast

Walter Huston, Max Schmeling, Adolf Hitler

Crew

Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak, Robert Flaherty, Robert Flaherty, Anatole Litvak ,

William Hornbeck, Alfred Newman, Alfred Newman, Hugo Friedhofer