Why We Fight: Prelude to War

53m
DocumentaryWar
6.4

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, Associate Producer
William Hornbeck
Editor
Robert Flaherty
Director of Photography, Cinematography
Alfred Newman
Music Director, Music
Hugo Friedhofer
Music

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