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Released:
1942-05-27

Overview:
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.

Directors:
Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak

Runtime:
0h 53min

Genre:
Documentary, War

• Cast:
• 
  Walter Huston
  as
  Self - Narrator (voice)
• 
  Max Schmeling
  as
  Self - German paratrooper (archive footage)
• 
  Adolf Hitler
  as
  Self