Why We Fight: Prelude to War
Released
May 27, 1942
Runtime: 53m
EnglishDocumentaryWar
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 & Crew
Walter Huston
Self - Narrator (voice)
Max Schmeling
Self - German paratrooper (archive footage)
Adolf Hitler
Self
Frank Capra
Director
Anatole Litvak
Director
Media
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