Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

1943 0h 42m EN

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★6.4TMDB · 29

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Synopsis

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The second film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series. It introduces Germany as a nation whose aggressive ambitions began in 1863 with Otto von Bismarck and the Nazis as its latest incarnation.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Edvard Beneš
Neville Chamberlain
Clementine Churchill
Winston Churchill
Galeazzo Ciano
Édouard Daladier
Walter Huston
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Frank Capra
Languages: English, Hebrew, German
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 42-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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83 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Hebrew, German.

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ERA

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Part of the "Why We Fight" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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WORLD

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frank Capra, shot by Robert Flaherty. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor William Hornbeck shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Edvard Beneš and Neville Chamberlain and Clementine Churchill carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Frank Capra directs. Robert Flaherty behind the camera. William Hornbeck cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Hebrew, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 42-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
283 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 3 languages: English, Hebrew, German.
4Part of the "Why We Fight" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
6Directed by Frank Capra, shot by Robert Flaherty. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
7Editor William Hornbeck shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Edvard Beneš and Neville Chamberlain and Clementine Churchill carry the top of the cast.
9IMDB entry: tt0184773 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 29 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.