Documentary ·War · United States of America · 1943 · 53m

Why We Fight: The Battle of Britain

Director

Frank Capra Anthony Veiller

Cast

Walter Huston as Narrator Frieda Inescort as Narrator John B. Hughes as Narrator

Crew

Max Steiner — Original Music Composer

Synopsis

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 released in 1943 and concentrated on the German bombardment of the United Kingdom in anticipation of Operation Sea Lion, the planned German invasion.

Mood & Themes

world war ii war propaganda battle of britain

Key Collaborators

Frank Capra Director Anthony Veiller Director Max Steiner Original Music Composer

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