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Why We Fight: Prelude to War
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Why We Fight: Prelude to War

1942
Directed byFrank Capra
0h 53m

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.

CAST
Walter HustonSelf - Narrator (voice)Max SchmelingSelf - German paratrooper (archive footage)Adolf Hitler
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DocumentaryWar
STATUSReleased
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War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures IndustryU.S. War Department
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6.5

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