| Edition |
Special collector's ed. |
| Description |
1 DVD (54 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
monochrome |
| Description |
digital |
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optical |
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video file |
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DVD video |
| Series |
Why we fight series
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Frank Capra's Why we fight series.
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| System Details |
DVD. |
| Credits |
Eric Knight & Anthony Weiler, screenwriter ; Alfred Newman, composer ; editor, William Hornbeck. |
| Note |
Special features includes Quiz. |
| Summary |
The first film recounts the Japanese incursion into Manchuria, the Italian conquest of Ethiopia, and the beginnings of the Nazi takeover in Eastern Europe. The second film documets the relentless advance of Germany's mighty military machine, as Hitler's armies terrorize their victims with blitzkrieg tactics and spread through the Rhineland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland. |
| Awards |
Academy Award for Best Documentary, 1942 |
| Terms Of Use |
For private home use only. |
| Subject |
World War, 1939-1945 -- Causes.
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World War (1939-1945) |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns.
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United States -- History, Military.
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United States. |
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History, Military. |
| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Capra, Frank, 1897-1991.
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Knight, Eric.
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Veiller, Anthony, 1903-1965.
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Newman, Alfred.
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Hornbeck, William W.
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United States. Army Service Forces. Special Service Division.
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Platinum Disc Corporation.
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| Added Title |
Frank Capra's Prelude to war |
| Standard No. |
9600904993 |
| Music No. |
04993 Platinum |
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