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Why We Fight: Prelude to War

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Calorie Rating: 74
Released: 1942-05-27
Running Time: 53 Minutes
Homepage: http://www.archive.org/details/PreludeToWar
Studios: War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry, U.S. War Department,


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.

Director / Directors

Frank Capra
Director


Cast

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


Production and Crew

Robert Flaherty
Director of Photography
Robert Flaherty
Cinematography
Anatole Litvak
Associate Producer

Alfred Newman
Music Director