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Dean Acheson | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
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General Bergeret | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
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A.A. Berle | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
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Arno Breker | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
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Galeazzo Ciano | ... | Himself (archive footage) (as Galleazzo Ciano) |
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Édouard Daladier | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
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Charles Edison | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Francisco Franco | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Joseph Goebbels | ... | Himself (archive footage) (as Josef Goebbels) | |
| Hermann Göring | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Rudolf Hess | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Heinrich Himmler | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
| Hirohito | ... | Himself (archive footage) | |
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In this final installment of the "Why We Fight" propaganda series, the subject focuses on the United States of America. We learn of its good qualities and the things worth fighting for. With that established, we learn of the history of the United States' population shifting opinion towards siding with the Allies against the Axis until the attack on Pearl Harbour which brought America into full scale involvement in the war. Written by Kenneth Chisholm <kchishol@execulink.com>
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
14 June 1945 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Why We Fight, 7 See more »Company Credits
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Narrator: German conquest of Europe and Africa would bring all their raw materials, plus their entire industrial development, under one control. Of the two billion people in the world, the Nazis would rule roughly one quarter, the 500 million people of Europe and Africa, forced into slavery to labor for Germany. German conquest of Russia would add the vast raw materials and the production facilities of another of...
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(uncredited)
Music by Gus Edwards
Played during the school montage
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Twice there appears an animated clip showing about a dozen fully-equipped US troops in gray silhouette marching briskly left to right over a background graphic; however, a close look shows the "soldiers" actually wearing narrow-brimmed office-worker-style civilian hats rather than army helmets. See more »Quotes
[the film explains the dire consequences for the United States of an Axis victory in Eurasia]Narrator: German conquest of Europe and Africa would bring all their raw materials, plus their entire industrial development, under one control. Of the two billion people in the world, the Nazis would rule roughly one quarter, the 500 million people of Europe and Africa, forced into slavery to labor for Germany. German conquest of Russia would add the vast raw materials and the production facilities of another of...
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This is the 7th and final film in Frank Capra's series "Why We Fight." It sums up the historical and ideological information that was presented in greater detail during the other six films. It is also a rousing summation of what democracy means to Americans and why they must fight to save it, not only for themselves but also for the whole world.
Walter Huston's grandfatherly voice is used effectively to narrate most of the film with a deftly written script. In the hands of a lesser film maker, the materials presented here would be nothing but propaganda on the level used by Hitler. But Capra stirs the spirit at the same time that he is making his point -- namely, freedom is not something that can be taken for granted. Capra skillfully makes his point that if free people don't stand up for themselves, they will likely be crushed by all the darker elements in human nature -- greed, lust for power, and tyranny.
The imagery, the music, and the narration are completely effective and have stood the test of time. Even though the events which this film and the whole series cover have passed, Capra's point about the American Dream and how fragile it is remains relevant and powerful.