Prelude To War (1942)
Directors:
Frank Capra (uncredited) , Anatole Litvak(uncredited)Stars:
Walter Huston, Kai-Shek Chiang, Walter DarréThis famous propaganda piece, used as a U.S. Army training film in WWII before theatrical release, asks 'why we fight.' The answer compares the 'free' and 'slave' worlds. Included: development of dictatorships in Italy, Germany and Japan, while anti-militarism and isolationism rise in the USA; a look at enemy propaganda; and the first acts of aggression. Walter Huston narrates a combination of archival footage, maps, and other graphics.
Here is the link to the film at the Internet Movie database: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035209/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
