Why we fight

United States, 1942

Film
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Frank Capra was assigned by the United States government to make seven orientation films to explain to more than nine million Americans in uniform the reasons for United States entry into World War II.

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Credits

director

Frank Capra

producer

Anatole Litvak

production company

United States. War Dept.

Production places
United States
Production dates
1942

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

S00934

Language

English

Subject category

Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Wikidata

Q1462630

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