Underplayed Gems

Victory Through Air Power (1943)

Victory Through Air Power poster
Directed by
H. C. Potter, Jack Kinney, James Algar, Clyde Geronimi
Genre
documentary film, war film, propaganda film, live-action/animated film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 05m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 51 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film argues for the importance of air power in winning World War Two. It features an expert explaining his theories on military aviation strategy.

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What happens

Victory Through Air Power is a 1943 American animated documentary propaganda film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists on July 17, 1943. It is based on the 1942 book of the same name by Alexander P. de Seversky, who himself appeared in the film, an unusual departure from Disney animated feature films of the time. Edward H. Plumb, Paul J. Smith and Oliver Wallace were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Music Score of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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