Food - Weapon of Conquest (1941)

Directed by

Stuart Legg

Genre

documentary film

Country

Canada

How it feels

This documentary contrasts food shortages in Nazi-occupied Europe with the Allied efforts to manage the global food crisis during World War Two. It shows how food became a strategic tool in the war.

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What happens

Food - Weapon of Conquest is a 22-minute 1941 Canadian documentary film, made by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the wartime Canada Carries On series. The film was written, directed and produced by Stuart Legg. Food - Weapon of Conquest shows the food shortage in Nazi-occupied countries in the Second World War, contrasted with the Allied response to the global food crisis. The film's French version title is Une armée marche sur son estomac. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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