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War Comes to America

War Comes to America

Part of Why We Fight

1945•1h 10m•7.0/10
DocumentaryWar

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The seventh and final film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight World War II propaganda film series. This entry attempts to describe the factors leading up to America's entry into the Second World War.

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Production

War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry, U.S. Army Pictorial Services

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Narrator

Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolan

Narrator

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