Fra U.S. War Department Studios


  • 1943
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    Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia

    Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia

    6.70 1943 HD

    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...

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    Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

    Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike

    6.31 1943 HD

    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...

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  • 1942
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    Why We Fight: Prelude to War

    Why We Fight: Prelude to War

    6.40 1942 HD

    Prelude to War was the first film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, commissioned by the Pentagon and George C. Marshall. It was...

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  • 1943
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    December 7th

    December 7th

    5.70 1943 HD

    "Docudrama" about the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 and its results, the recovering of the ships, the improving of defense in Hawaii...

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  • 1945
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    Know Your Enemy: Japan

    Know Your Enemy: Japan

    5.80 1945 HD

    Frank Capra-directed propaganda film produced during World War II depicting the United States' new enemy: Japan.

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    Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

    Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

    6.80 1943 HD

    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...

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  • 1944
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    Why We Fight: The Battle of China

    Why We Fight: The Battle of China

    6.20 1944 HD

    The sixth film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series illustrates Japan's occupation of China, including Madame Chiang Kai-Shek's...

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  • 1943
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    Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

    Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

    6.80 1943 HD

    The third film of Frank Capra's 'Why We Fight" propaganda film series, dealing with the Nazi conquest of Western Europe in 1940.

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  • 1946
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    Seeds of Destiny

    Seeds of Destiny

    6.29 1946 HD

    Oscar winning postwar propaganda film in support of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration. Strident but poignant, focusing on...

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  • 1919
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    The End of the Road

    The End of the Road

    1 1919 HD

    Childhood friends Mary Lee and Vera receive two different versions of the 'birds and the bees' from their mothers. Mary Lee gets the facts, while...

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  • 1944
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    It's Your War Too

    It's Your War Too

    1 1944 HD

    Documentary short film detailing the history of the American Women's Army Corps, the WACS. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, Academy War Film...

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  • 1943
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    The Japanese Army and Navy

    The Japanese Army and Navy

    1 1943 HD

    An official U.S. War Department film restricted in nature and produced by the US Army Pictorial Service, “The Japanese Army and Navy” is...

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  • 1943
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    Enemy Mines in Tunisia

    Enemy Mines in Tunisia

    1 1943 HD

    A short documentary on German mines and their deployment in the campaign for North Africa during WWII.

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  • 1947
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    V2 Rocket

    V2 Rocket

    1 1947 HD

    This War Department bulletin from 1947 shows captured German V-2 Rockets being tested at White Sands, New Mexico. German scientist Wernher von Braun...

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  • 1944
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    Movies at War

    Movies at War

    1 1944 HD

    Government documentary short explaining the usage and distribution of feature films donated by the motion picture industry for viewing by American...

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  • 1945
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    Operation Titanic

    Operation Titanic

    1 1945 HD

    Operation Titanic (code name Frantic - 1944) in WWII. Western Allies planes on bombing missions (raids) over Germany shuttle between their bases in...

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  • 1945
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    Action at Angaur

    Action at Angaur

    1 1945 HD

    Action at Angaur is a 1945 short documentary film created by the United States War Department during World War II. The film was created for the 7th...

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