1942 · 53 min

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Name: Why We Fight: Prelude to War
Released: 1942-05-27
Cast: Walter Huston, Max Schmeling, Adolf Hitler

Documentary · War

Plot

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 Huston

Self - Narrator (voice)

Max Schmeling

Self - German paratrooper (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Self

Crew

Frank Capra

Director

Anatole Litvak

Director

Robert Flaherty

Director of Photography

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Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Plot

Cast

Walter Huston

Max Schmeling

Adolf Hitler

Crew

Frank Capra

Anatole Litvak

Robert Flaherty

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