
Why We Fight
4 movies · 1942–1945
"Why We Fight" is a film collection comprising four propaganda films created by Frank Capra during World War II. Released between 1942 and 1945, the films collectively run for 263 minutes. The collection has a total budget and revenue of zero. The series aims to provide a perspective on the war effort, with titles such as "Why We Fight: Prelude to War" (1942) and "Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia" (1943) forming part of the collection. These films were produced during a period when the United States was actively engaged in the conflict. The four films within the "Why We Fight" collection have a combined runtime of 263 minutes. The collection's production spanned from 1942 to 1945.
Franchise cast
Walter HustonNarrator
Adolf HitlerSelf
Charles de GaulleSelf - with Churchill and FDR (archive footage)
Lloyd NolanNarrator
Knox ManningNarrator
Richard Walther DarréSelf - Speech (archive footage)
Anthony VeillerNarrator
Winston ChurchillSelf - with de Gaulle and Giraud (archive footage)Karl BrandtSelf (with jubilant Hitler, to his right) (archive footage)Maurice BrierreBit Role
Monte BlueBit Role
Murray AlperBit RoleGeneral BergeretSelf - in Railway Carriage with Huntziger (archive footage)
Ann CodeeBit Role
Max SchmelingSelf - German paratrooper (archive footage)
Nikolai CherkasovAlexander NevskyIon AntonescuSelfMiklós HorthySelfAlfred JodlSelfKing Boris IIISelf


