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Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Release Date:May 27, 1942

Running Time:53 min

Genres:Documentary, War

Directors

Frank Capra Anatole Litvak

Cast

Walter Huston Max Schmeling Adolf Hitler

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

Synopsis

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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