Movie

Why We Fight: Prelude to War

1942★ 6.4

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.

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Cast

Walter HustonSelf - Narrator (voice)
Max SchmelingSelf - German paratrooper (archive footage)
Adolf HitlerSelf

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