Originally made in 1942 as part of the acclaimed Frank Capra series 'Why We Fight' Prelude To War examines the changing world situation between 1931 and 1939 plotting the rise of dictatorships in Italy Germany and Japan whilst America pursued an isolationist and anti-militaristic stance. With the subsequent Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbour the American soldier needed to be taught 'why we fight.'
This great documentary film is 53 minutes long and the first of the seven-part series "Why We Fight" by director Frank Capra - and this part is in the Top 1000 films listed in Halliwell's. It is well worth seeing, ideally as part of the whole series. As an introduction to the reasons for WW2, in a documentary form aimed at the 20-year-old GI about to sail to fight in Europe, this 1943 film is outstanding in its example of how to make a good documentary - interesting, simple to understand and worth staying awake for in that classroom cinema!
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