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The Nazis Strike (1943)

The Nazis Strike poster
Original title
Why We Fight: The Nazis Strike
Directed by
Anatole Litvak, Frank Capra
Genre
documentary film, propaganda film
Country
United States
Runtime
41 min
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 29 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film explains how Germany became a military threat, starting with Otto von Bismarck in the 1800s and leading to the Nazi regime. It presents this history as a warning to American audiences during World War Two.

educationalpatrioticurgenthistoricaldeclarativepropagandisticrousinginformative

What happens

The Nazis Strike is the second film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series. Released in 1943, it introduces Germany as a nation whose aggressive ambitions began in 1863 with Otto von Bismarck and the Nazis as its latest incarnation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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