Victory Through Air Power (1943)

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

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.

propagandisticpatrioticeducationalearnestdatedinformativeanimatedhistorical

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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