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Prelude to war

Type
Label
Prelude to war
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
NRA
Main title
Prelude to war
Medium
electronic resource
Runtime
52
Series statement
Restored classics, the Film Detective archive
Summary
This Oscar winner for Best Documentary was the official World War II Government film statement identifying the various enemies of the Allies. Prelude to War was the first film in Frank Capra's seven-film Why We Fight film series and is preserved at the National Film Registry as mandated by the United States Library of Congress. Featuring narration by Walter Huston, plus archival footage of Adolph Hitler, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and many other key figures of the time, Prelude to War is highlighted by uncredited cinematography by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert J. Flaherty
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
resource.variantTitle
Why we fight, Prelude to war
Contributor
Genre
Subject
Content
resource.filmdirector
Is Part Of
Narrator

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