''The World at War'' is a 1942 documentary film produced by the
Office of War Information. One of the earliest long length films made by the government during the war, it attempted to explain the large picture of why the United States was at war, and the various causes and circumstances which brought the war into being. It can thus be seen as an anticipation, or trial run of the much better known six-part ''
Why We Fight'' propaganda film series directed by
Frank Capra
Frank Russell Capra (born Francesco Rosario Capra; May 18, 1897 – September 3, 1991) was an Italian-born American film director, producer and writer who became the creative force behind some of the major award-winning films of the 1930s ...
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List of Allied propaganda films of World War II
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1942 films
American World War II propaganda films
1942 documentary films
American documentary films
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