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Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

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Status

Released

Release Date

Oct 10, 1943

Runtime

0h 53m

Genres

Documentary, War

User Score

68%

Original Title

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

Production Companies

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

Director

Frank Capra

Description

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.