Franck Capra - Why We Fight - "THE BATTLE OF RUSSIA" - 1943

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Enviado por PoathJunction em 03/07/2010

Why We Fight - Part 5 

This film shows the history of Russias involvement in the war. Its valiant defense against the Nazi invasion is shown climaxing at Stalingrad with Germany's humiliating defeat.

During World War Two the legendary director Frank Capra was asked by the U.S. Government to help explain its "official war policy" to the American public via a series of seven propaganda films. These films were viewed by the armed forces and were also widely shown in civilian theaters. 

The completed films included the seven-episode Why We Fight series—consisting of Prelude to War (1942), The Nazis Strike (1942), The Battle of Britain (1943), Divide and Conquer (1943), The Battle of Russia (1943), The Battle of China (1944)— plus Know Your Enemy: Japan (1945), Tunisian Victory (1945), and Two Down and One to Go (1945) that do not bear the Why We Fight banner; as well as the African-American related, The Negro Soldier (1944).