Why We Fight: Prelude to War
IMDb6.5
- Released
- 5/27/1942
- Duration
- 0h 53m
- Genre
- Documentary, War
- Country
- United States of America
- Cast
- Walter Huston, Max Schmeling, Adolf Hitler
Overview
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
Self - Narrator (voice)
Walter Huston
Self - German paratrooper (archive footage)
Max Schmeling
Self
