Why We Fight

Name: Why We Fight
Director: Frank Capra
Genre: Documentary, War
Released: 1942-05-27
Duration: 3120000 s
Cast: Walter Huston, Max Schmeling

1942 · 52 min

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This famous propaganda piece, used as a U.S. Army training film in WWII before theatrical release, asks 'why we fight.' The answer compares the 'free' and 'slave' worlds. Included: development of dictatorships in Italy, Germany and Japan, while anti-militarism and isolationism rise in the USA; a look at enemy propaganda; and the first acts of aggression. Walter Huston narrates a combination of archival footage, maps, and other graphics.

Directed By

Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak

Written By

Eric Knight, Anthony Veiller

Studio

War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry, U.S. War Department

Genre

Documentary, War