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War Comes to America is the seventh and final film of Frank Capra 's Why We Fight World War II propaganda film series. Synopsis. The early part of the film is an idealized version of American history, which mentions the first settlements, the American Revolutionary War (omitting the American Civil War ), and the ethnic diversity of America.
War Comes to America: Directed by Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak. With Dean Acheson, General Bergeret, Adolf A. Berle, Arno Breker. Part VII of the "Why We Fight" series of wartime documentaries. This entry attempts to describe the factors leading up to America's entry into the Second World War.
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- Documentary, War
- Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak
- 1945-06-14
Feb 18, 2023 · War Comes to America (1945) is a powerful and compelling documentary that provides an in-depth look at the United States' entry into World War II.
- 62 min
- 26
- Wwar History
Part of the "Why We Fight" series, Frank Capra's propaganda film argues that the United States is resilient and its population diverse, and that the initial settlements and the Revolutionary...
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- Frank Capra
- Documentary, War
In 1936, only one in twenty Americans supported America's involvement in another world war, preferring the country's avowed neutrality. However in the space of two years, eighty five per cent of Americans were willing to give full support to strengthening our Armed Forces if events were to draw us into the conflict.
War Comes to America demonstrates North America 's hopeless position in the event of an Axis victory in Afro-Eurasia. After the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and America's subsequent joining World War II, American film director Frank Capra enlisted with the armed forces.
War Comes to America is the seventh and final film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight World War II propaganda film series.
