''Africa, Prelude to Victory'' is a short dramatic
propaganda film
A propaganda film is a film that involves some form of propaganda. Propaganda films spread and promote certain ideas that are usually religious, political, or cultural in nature. A propaganda film is made with the intent that the viewer will ad ...
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 that was produced by advertising agency Batten, Barton, ...
''. It shows the
African campaigns of World War II. It was nominated for an
Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
The Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film is an award for documentary films. In 1941, the first awards for feature-length documentaries were bestowed as Academy Honorary Award, Special Awards to ''Kukan'' and ''Target for Tonight''. The ...
in 1943.
[Awards for 1943](_blank)
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
External links
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''Africa, Prelude to Victory''at the
National Archives and Records Administration
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1942 short documentary films
1940s war films
American World War II propaganda shorts
American black-and-white films
American war films
American short documentary films
20th Century Fox short films
1940s American films
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