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Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Frank Capra

1942 • 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...

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Cast

Walter Huston

Walter HustonSelf - Narrator (voice)

Max Schmeling

Max SchmelingSelf - German paratrooper (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf HitlerSelf

Crew

Frank Capra

Frank CapraDirector

Anatole Litvak

Anatole LitvakDirector

Robert Flaherty

Robert FlahertyDirector of Photography

Alfred Newman

Alfred NewmanMusic Director

Hugo Friedhofer

Hugo FriedhoferMusic

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