Rent Frank Capra's Why We Fight!: Prelude to War (1942)
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0h 53min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Originally made in 1942 as part of the acclaimed Frank Capra series 'Why We Fight', 'Prelude To War' examines the changing world situation between 1931 and 1939, plotting the rise of dictatorships in Italy, Germany and Japan whilst America pursued an isolationist and anti-militaristic stance. With the subsequent Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbour, the American soldier needed to be taught 'why we fight'.
- Actors:
- Kai-Shek Chiang, Walter Darré, Otto Dietrich, Hans Frank, Joseph Goebbels, Hermann Göring, Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler, Saburo Kurusu, Robert Ley, Lord Lytton, Yosuke Matsuoka, Frank McCoy, Benito Mussolini, Henry Pu-yi
- Directors:
- Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak
- Producers:
- Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak
- Writers:
- Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein, Robert Heller, Williband Hentschel, Adolf Hitler, Eric Knight, Anthony Veiller
- Others:
- United States Army Special Services
- Studio:
- Elstree Hill Entertainment
- Genres:
- Documentary
- Collections:
- Cinema and the First World War, The Instant Expert's Guide to Frank Capra, Top 10 Best Last Films: World Cinema, WWII Films: The Battle of Britain & In the Air
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