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Why We Fight: Divide and Conquer

1943 · 57 min

A sobering, urgent wartime documentary that feels like a lecture from history, mixing archival footage with stark narration to convey the relentless march of conquest.

Directed by
Anatole Litvak, Frank Capra
Genres
Documentary, War
Starring
Knox Manning, Martin Kosleck, Adolf Hitler
Overview
The third film of Frank Capra's 'Why We Fight" propaganda film series, dealing with the Nazi conquest of Western Europe in 1940.

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Directed by
Anatole Litvak, Frank Capra
Genres
Documentary, War
Starring
Knox Manning, Martin Kosleck, Adolf Hitler
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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 3 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • bleakstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • power
  • deception
  • betrayal
  • survival
Places
  • military
  • countryside
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • documentary
  • true story
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness7
Complexity5
Emotional weight6

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Details

Genres
documentary, war
Directed by
Anatole Litvak, Frank Capra
Written by
Roger Q. Denny, Julius J. Epstein, Philip G. Epstein
Starring
Knox Manning, Martin Kosleck, Adolf Hitler, Alfred Jodl, Walther Hewel, Joseph Goebbels, Karl Brandt, Winston Churchill
Music
William Lava
Cinematography
Arthur L. Todd
Runtime
57 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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