Why We Fight: Prelude to War
Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

6.5

0 hr 53 min

1942-05-27

73

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.

Documentary

War

Trailers

Characters

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Self - Narrator (voice)

Max Schmeling

Max Schmeling

Self - German paratrooper (archive footage)

Adolf Hitler

Adolf Hitler

Self

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