Prelude to War

Prelude to War
1942DocumentaryWar53 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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... read more

  • Frank Capra

    Director

  • Anatole Litvak

    Director

  • Adolf Hitler

    Book

  • Eric Knight

    Writer

  • Anthony Veiller

    Writer

  • Robert Flaherty

    Director of Photography

  • William Hornbeck

    Editor

  • Walter Huston

    Self - Narrator (voice)

  • Max Schmeling

    Self - German paratrooper (archive footage)

    • Runtime

    53 minutes

    Released

    1942-05-27

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Studios

    War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry

    U.S. War Department

    Sound

  • Leigh Harline

    Music

  • Alfred Newman

    Music

  • Hugo Friedhofer

    Music

  • Cyril J. Mockridge

    Music

  • David Raksin

    Music

  • Arthur Lange

    Music

    • Updated

    467 days ago

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