''Africa, Prelude to Victory'' is a short dramatic
propaganda film
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produced as part of the newsreel ''
The March of Time
''The March of Time'' is an American newsreel series sponsored by Time Inc. and shown in movie theaters from 1935 to 1951. It was based on a radio news series broadcast from 1931 to 1945. The "voice" of both series was Westbrook Van Voorhis. ...
''. It shows the
African campaigns of World War II
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. It was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
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in 1943.
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in IMDB
See also
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List of Allied propaganda films of World War II
During World War II and immediately after it, in addition to the many private films created to help the war effort, many Allied countries had governmental or semi-governmental agencies commission propaganda and training films for home and foreig ...
References
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1942 short films
1940s war films
American World War II propaganda shorts
American short films
American black-and-white films
American war films
American documentary films
1942 documentary films
20th Century Fox short films
1940s American films
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