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1943

Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia

The fifth film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany in the Second World War.

Credits

Directors

Frank Capra , Anatole Litvak

Cast

Anthony Veiller , Ion Antonescu , Nikolai Cherkasov , Miklós Horthy , Alfred Jodl , King Boris III , King Michael

Studios

War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry , U.S. War Department , U.S. Army Special Service Division

Genres

Documentary War

External

IMDb

Posters

5
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia (1943) theatrical poster - US
US theatrical
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia (1943) international poster - US
US international
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia (1943) character poster - US
US character
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia (1943) teaser poster - US
US teaser
Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia (1943) imax poster - US
US imax

Awards

0 wins, 1 nomination
Nom Best Documentary Feature Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia 1943

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