Overview
Plan for Destruction is a 1943 American short propaganda film directed by Edward Cahn. It looks at the Geopolitik ideas of the ex-World War I professor, General Karl Haushofer, who is portrayed as the head of a huge organization for gathering information of strategic value and the mastermind behind Adolf Hitler's wars and plans to enslave the world. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
Fun facts
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Nominations
Nominated for the Oscar for Best Documentary (Short Subject) (1944)
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Music
Music by Nathaniel Shilkret
Details
- Director
- Writers
- John C. HigginsStory, Screenplay
- Karl KambStory, Screenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- April 22, 1943
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Production
Cast
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