Why We Fight: The Battle of Russia (1943)
Overview
The fifth film of Frank Capra's Why We Fight propaganda film series, revealing the nature and process of the fight between the Soviet Union and Germany in the Second World War.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 4.006 |
Directed By
Frank Capra
Anatole Litvak
Crew
Frank Capra
Anatole Litvak
William Hornbeck
William Montague
Robert Flaherty
Dimitri Tiomkin
Frank Capra
TOP CAST
Anthony Veiller
Narrator
Ion Antonescu
Self
Nikolai Cherkasov
Alexander Nevsky
Miklós Horthy
Self
Alfred Jodl
Self
King Boris III
Self
King Michael
Self
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