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Why We Fight: The Battle of China (1944) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1944 · 65 mins · English
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- Directed by
- Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak
- Starring
- Walter Huston, Anthony Veiller
The sixth installment of Frank Capra’s wartime Why We Fight series documents Japan’s brutal occupation of China. It features Madame Chiang Kai‑Shek’s impassioned appeal to the U.S. Congress, vivid accounts of the Nanking massacre, the massive 2,000‑mile refugee trek, and the aerial exploits of Claire Chennault’s Flying Tigers.
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