Why We Fight: Prelude to War
Year: 1942
Runtime: 53 mins
Language: English
Directors: Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak
The film identifies the enemies of the United Nations and serves as the opening entry in Frank Capra’s Why We Fight series, commissioned by the Pentagon and General George C. Marshall. Made to persuade American troops of the need to defeat the Axis Powers in World War II, it contrasts democratic societies with fascist regimes, showing opposing values.
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