Why We Fight: Prelude to War
1942 · 53 MIN · IMDB 7.0 · 2,495 VOTES · DIR. Frank Capra, Anatole Litvak
Overview
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 made to convince American troops of the necessity of combating the Axis Powers during World War II. This film examines the differences between democratic and fascist states.
Dialogue Timeline — 308 lines
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00:17:04 Thousands of other men of God, Protestant, Catholic, Jewish
00:18:13 Yes take children from the faith of their fathers, and teach them that the state is the only church.
00:23:14 "Mr. President, I have the honour of handing you the London NavalTreaty."
00:24:37 And all our efforts should be made to keep out of the fight.!
00:25:43 A Federal works program came into being and changed the face of our nation with new roads
00:26:50 ..he would have laughed, if anybody told him his books would be burned.
00:30:25 Their leaders told them that they were supermen.
00:31:42 Here he and his friends are busy carving up the world in advance.
00:33:02 China for manpower. Then a triumphant March through lndo China...
00:34:05 ..who were to move in on SouthAmerica through the Pacific.
00:35:08 I imagine the field day they would have enjoyed if they'd marched through the streets of Washington?.
00:35:56 Our lands are over-crowded and at the same time, they gave prizes to mothers
00:37:33 The Nazis alone assembled a striking force of...
00:38:50 The place was Manchuria, the northern most Province of China
00:39:59 By midnight, the conveniently placed Japanese army
00:40:56 ..the Committee issued its report.
00:42:13 ..smiled, took up their briefcases, marched out ofThe League.
00:45:10 ..into the local battle, before capturing the city.
00:46:16 He found one. Ethiopia.
00:47:23 "l must still fight on until my tardy allies appear...
00:48:59 Italy conquered Ethiopia.
00:50:02 Correctly interpreting our attitude, the aggressors were all assure they could get what they wanted.
00:51:11 The hopes we have for our kids. The kids themselves.
04:05:08 all hopped up with the same idea.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed308
Dialogue density5.8 lines / min
First line00:17:04
Final line04:05:08
Production Record
DirectorFrank Capra, Anatole Litvak
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes2,495