Warclouds in the Pacific (1941)

Directed by

Stuart Legg

Genre

documentary film, propaganda film

Country

Canada

Runtime

20 min

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This short documentary warns about growing tensions in the Pacific region before World War II. It presents the strategic situation and potential threat of Japanese military expansion.

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What happens

Warclouds in the Pacific is a 20-minute 1941 Canadian documentary film, part of the Canada Carries On series of short films by the National Film Board of Canada. The film was produced, written and directed by Stuart Legg and narrated by Lorne Greene. Warclouds in the Pacific, which warned of an imminent Japanese attack, was released just one week before the attack on Pearl Harbor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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