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Why We Fight: World War II: The Battle of China / War Comes to America

20000.0 / 10100 min
Documentary

Overview

Part of Frank Capra's World War II propaganda series made for the U.S. Armed Forces, this program presents newsreel footage addressing the Battle of China and shifting opinion as the United States moves from isolationism to supporting the war. Highlights include Madame Chiang Kai-Shek's moving address to Congress, Edward R. Murrow's reports from London during the Blitz and Charles Lindbergh expressing his opposition to America entering the war.

Cast

Walter Huston

Walter Huston

Narrator

Lloyd Nolan

Lloyd Nolan

Narrator

Anthony Veiller

Anthony Veiller

Narrator

Crew

Julius J. Epstein

Julius J. Epstein

Writer

Frank Capra

Frank Capra

Director

Emma Lazarus

Emma Lazarus

Writer

Anthony Veiller

Anthony Veiller

Writer

Anatole Litvak

Anatole Litvak

Director

Philip G. Epstein

Philip G. Epstein

Writer