Why We Fight: Prelude to War

Synopsis

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.

When & where

Streaming on

• fuboTV↗
• MGM+ Amazon Channel↗
• MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel↗
• MGM Plus↗
• Philo↗
• GuideDoc↗
• FlixFling↗

Top of the call sheet

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

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