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Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

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1943•53m•6.8/10
DocumentaryWar

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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.

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Production

War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry, U.S. War Department

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Narrator

Frieda Inescort

Frieda Inescort

Narrator

John B. Hughes

Narrator

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