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Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain(1943)
Status: Released
Date: 1943-10-10
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Time: 0h 53m
Overview:
The fourth of Frank Capra's Why We Fight series of seven propaganda films, which made the case for fighting and winning the Second World War. It was released in 1943 and concentrated on the German bombardment of the United Kingdom in anticipation of Operation Sea Lion, the planned German invasion.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
ProductionCompanies:
War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry
U.S. War Department
Movie: Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain
Top 3 Billed Cast
Walter Huston
Narrator
Frieda Inescort
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The fourth of Frank Capra's Why We Fight series of seven propaganda films, which made the case for fighting and winning the Second World War. It was released in 1943 and concentrated on the German bombardment of the United Kingdom in anticipation of Operation Sea Lion, the planned German invasion.
Release Date
1943-10-10
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