Food Will Win the War (1942)

Directed by

Hamilton Luske

Genre

documentary, animation

Country

United States

Runtime

6 min

Rated

NR

Rating

5.8 of 10 from 17 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This animated short from Disney explains why American farms are crucial to winning World War II. It tries to calm people's worries about sending supplies overseas by showing how agriculture supports the war effort.

inspirationaleducationalpatrioticupbeatfast-pacedreassuringinstructionalpropagandistic

What happens

Food Will Win the War is an American short animated film produced by Walt Disney Studios and released on July 21, 1942, seven months and two weeks after the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor. The 6-minute short was one of a series of animated films produced by Disney during the war as part of a propaganda campaign. The animation was produced on order of the Department of Agriculture, first and foremost to educate about the importance of American agriculture in the war effort and also, to offset fears and panic of Americans who thought too many supplies were being sent overseas. The film was a morale boosting production, in the hope of improving public mood and opinion about sacrifice for the war effort. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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